The 2025 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals has recognised nearly 40 members of Gowling WLG's global Patents Group across multiple jurisdictions. The guide highlights the firm's patent talent for excellence in litigation, prosecution and transactions—naming Gowling WLG in numerous jurisdiction-specific rankings, while also singling it out as a highly recommended international firm.

Firm rankings

Canada - Gold

  • Litigation
  • Prosecution
  • Transactions

China - Gold

  • Firm

France - Bronze

  • Litigation
  • Transactions

UAE - Recommended

  • Transactions and licensing

UK - Silver

  • Litigation
  • Transactions

International - Recommended

Individual rankings

Canada

Litigation

  • Michael Crichton
  • R. Nelson Godfrey
  • Laurent Massam
  • John Norman
  • Marc Richard
  • Christopher Van Barr
  • Jay Zakaïb

Prosecution

  • John Harris
  • Doak Horne
  • Selena Kim
  • Brian Kingwell
  • Brian Lee
  • James Longwell
  • Omar Nassif
  • Roch Ripley
  • Susan Tandan
  • Grant Tisdall
  • Jennifer Wilkie
  • Sonia M Ziesche

Transactions

  • Grant Tisdall

China

Litigation

  • Elliot Papageorgiou

Prosecution

Jian Xu

France

Litigation

  • Céline Bey
  • Marianne Schaffner

Transactions

  • Céline Bey
  • Marianne Schaffner

UAE

  • Jon Parker
  • Tamara El Shibib
  • Marian Fayek

UK

Litigation

  • Alexandra Brodie
  • Michael Carter
  • Huw Evans
  • Paul Inman
  • Andrew Maggs

IAM Patent 1000's roster of luminaries and rising stars also features a few familiar—and new—faces from Gowling WLG:

  • Alexis Augustin - France
  • Patrick Duxbury - UK
  • Mathilde Grammont - France
  • Luke Kempton - UK

The rankings can be viewed in full here.

About IAM Patent 1000

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) identifies the top private practice patent professionals and firms in the world's key markets. Rankings in IAM Patent 1000 are based on an extensive global research process involving interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.

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, via our exclusive association with JurisAsia LLC in 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 here.