Awards and recognition
IAM Patent 1000 2023 recognizes Gowling WLG professionals across five countries
The 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals has recognized members of Gowling WLG's global Patents Group across five jurisdictions. In total, the guide distinguished 35 patent professionals in the litigation, prosecution and transaction categories.
Gowling WLG also received firm rankings in the following country categories:
Canada
Litigation
Prosecution
Transactions
China
Firm
France
Litigation
Transactions
UAE
Firm
UK
Litigation
Transactions
International
Firm
IAM Patent 1000 identifies the top private practice patent professionals and firms in the world's key markets. Rankings are based on an extensive global research process involving interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.
The following Gowling WLG professionals earned listings in IAM Patent 1000 2023:
Canada
Litigation
Michael Crichton
Ron Dimock
R. Nelson Godfrey
Laurent Massam
John Norman
Christopher Van Barr
Jay Zakaib
Prosecution
David Aylen
Selena Kim
Brian Kingwell
Brian Lee
James Longwell
Omar Nassif
Dan Polonenko
Roch Ripley
Susan Tandan
Grant Tisdall
Jennifer Wilkie
Sonia M Ziesche
Transactions
Anita Nador
Grant Tisdall
China
Litigation
Elliot Papageorgiou
Prosecution
Jian Xu
France
Litigation
Céline Bey
Transactions
Céline Bey
UAE
UK
Litigation
Alexandra Brodie
Huw Evans
Gordon Harris
Matt Hervey
Seiko Hidaka
Paul Inman
Luke Kempton
Inga Pietsch
Jenny Davies
Transactions
Patrick Duxbury
IAM Patent 1000 2023 also recognized Vivian Wei Cheng of JurisAsia as a leading IP professional (prosecution) in Singapore.
About our Intellectual Property Group
Gowling WLG is a full-service firm comprising 1,500 professionals with strength across all areas of business law and litigation. With leading IP practices in Canada, China, the UAE, the UK and Europe, and – via our exclusive association with JurisAsia LLC - Singapore, and a network of trusted agents worldwide, we help IP owners overcome complex obstacles and optimize new opportunities – wherever business takes them. Learn more about our global IP team.