Gowling WLG has been named one of the top 22 international IP firms by the World Intellectual Property Review's in its WIPR Leaders 2020 guide.

In addition, it has distinguished 16 of the firm's professionals from Canada, Russia, the UAE and the UK as IP "leaders" in their respective jurisdictions:

Canada Leaders

Michel Chartrand
Anthony G. Creber
Tania D'Souza-Culora
Ronald Edward Dimock
Margaret A. Fitzpatrick
Brian G. Kingwell
Eric Macramalla
Peter Milne
Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel

Russia Leaders

David Aylen
Alexander Christophoroff
Vladislav Ugryumov

UAE Leaders

Jon Parker

UK Leaders

Gordon Harris
Paul Inman
Kate Swaine

Published annually, the WIPR Leaders guide distinguishes more than 1,700 professionals in the areas of patents, trademarks and copyright. Those ranked are selected based on their practice history, industry expertise and notable cases, as well as any additional activities that have allowed them to shape the future of the IP profession.

Gordon Harris and Robert MacDonald, co-heads of Gowling WLG's Global Intellectual Property Group, recently spoke with WIPR about how Gowling WLG is leveraging its international platform to help IP rights owners combat a whole new class of threat. Read the full interview here.

Gowling WLG is a full-service firm comprising of 1,400 professionals with strength across all areas of business law and litigation. With leading IP practices in Canada, the UK and Europe, Russia, China, the UAE and 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 Gowling WLG's IP team.