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Global Elite Thought Leaders

The best of the best across our research, achieved by only around 5% of listed practitioners.

Ranking last published: 13 August 2025

IP - Experts

Daniel Ryan - BRG

Consulting expert - England

Daniel Ryan is a trusted authority in the field of intellectual property. He handles complex legal landscapes with precision and astounds peers with his "absolutely first-class data analysis".

Roya Ghafele - Oxfirst Ltd

Consulting expert - England

IP - Patent Agents & Attorneys

Cameron Marshall - Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Lawyer - England

Ravi Srinivasan - J A Kemp

Lawyer - England

Gwilym Roberts - Kilburn & Strode LLP

Lawyer - England

Simon Kremer - Mewburn Ellis LLP

Lawyer - England

IP - Patents

Daniel Alexander KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Trevor Cook - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

Dominic Adair - Bristows

Lawyer - England

Brian Cordery - Bristows

Lawyer - England

Tim Powell - Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Lawyer - England

Penny Gilbert - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Alex Wilson - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Scott Parker - Simmons & Simmons

Lawyer - England

Tom Mitcheson KC - Three New Square

Barrister - England

IP - Trademark Agents & Attorneys

Catherine Wolfe - Boult Wade Tennant LLP

Consulting expert - England

Katie Cameron - Maucher Jenkins

Consulting expert - England

Julius Stobbs - Stobbs IP

Consulting expert - England

IP - Trademarks

Charlotte May KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Allan Poulter - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

David Stone - White & Case LLP

Lawyer - England

Thought Leaders

Individuals who have performed especially well, around 25-30% of listed practitioners.

Ranking last published: 13 August 2025

IP - Copyright

Simon Clark - Bristows

Lawyer - England

Vanessa Marsland - Clifford Chance LLP

Lawyer - England

Jeremy Hertzog - Mishcon de Reya

Lawyer - England

David Rose - Mishcon de Reya

Lawyer - England

Michael Edenborough KC - Serle Court

Barrister - England

Roland Mallinson - Taylor Wessing

Lawyer - England

IP - Experts

Richard Boulton KC - BRG

Consulting expert - England

Richard Boulton is a highly versatile expert and an asset to the field of intellectual property, owing to his unparalleled insight into the damages calculations and commercial elements of major deals.

Mark Bezant - FTI Consulting

Consulting expert - England

Mark Bezant is a globally endorsed expert in the valuation of intellectual property and intangible assets, whose nearly four decades of experience, and authoritative testimony across international courts and arbitration forums have made him a leading figure in the field of economic and financial consulting.

Tim Battrick - FTI Consulting

Consulting expert - England

IP - Patent Agents & Attorneys

Julian Crump - Abel + Imray

Lawyer - England

Tony Pluckrose - Boult Wade Tennant LLP

Consulting expert - England

Michelle Pratt - Boult Wade Tennant LLP

Lawyer - England

Edward Oates - Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Lawyer - England

Charles Harding - D Young & Co LLP

Lawyer - England

Connor McConchie - D Young & Co LLP

Lawyer - England

Simon O'Brien - D Young & Co LLP

Lawyer - England

Darren Smyth - EIP

Lawyer - England

Richard Howson - Kilburn & Strode LLP

Lawyer - England

Alexander Korenberg - Kilburn & Strode LLP

Lawyer - England

Nick Lee - Kilburn & Strode LLP

Lawyer - England

Simon Kiddle - Mewburn Ellis LLP

Lawyer - England

Robert Watson - Mewburn Ellis LLP

Lawyer - England

Jan Vleck - Reddie & Grose LLP

Lawyer - England

Siân Gill - Venner Shipley

Consulting expert - England

IP - Patents

Piers Acland KC - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Anna Edwards-Stuart - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Brian Nicholson KC - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Charlotte May KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Adrian Speck KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Michael Tappin KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Marjan Noor - A&O Shearman

Lawyer - England

Beatriz San Martín - Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Lawyer - England

Morag Macdonald - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

Katharine Stephens - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

Liz Cohen - Bristows

Lawyer - England

David Wilson - Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Lawyer - England

Christopher Stothers - Freshfields

Lawyer - England

Sebastian Moore - Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Lawyer - England

Stephen Bennett - Hogan Lovells

Lawyer - England

Nicola Dagg - Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Lawyer - England

David Rose - Mishcon de Reya

Lawyer - England

Arty Rajendra - Osborne Clarke LLP

Lawyer - England

Zoë Butler - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Bethan Hopewell - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Ari Laakkonen - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Tim Whitfield - Powell Gilbert LLP

Lawyer - England

Thomas Hinchliffe KC - Three New Square

Barrister - England

Andrew Waugh KC - Three New Square

Barrister - England

IP - Trade Secrets

Mark Ridgway - A&O Shearman

Lawyer - England

IP - Trademark Agents & Attorneys

Lucy Walker - Barker Brettell LLP

Consulting expert - England

Catherine Wiseman - Barker Brettell LLP

Consulting expert - England

Patricia Collis - DLA Piper

Consulting expert - England

Chris McLeod - Elkington + Fife LLP

Lawyer - England

Steven Wake - Forresters

Consulting expert - England

Rosemary Cardas - Keltie LLP

Lawyer - England

Carrollanne Lindley - Kilburn & Strode LLP

Consulting expert - England

Jacqueline Pang - Mewburn Ellis LLP

Consulting expert - England

Sanjay Kapur - Potter Clarkson

Consulting expert - England

IP - Trademarks

Benet Brandreth KC - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Hugo Cuddigan KC - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Iain Purvis KC - 11 South Square

Barrister - England

Daniel Alexander KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Lindsay Lane KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Tom Moody-Stuart KC - 8 New Square

Barrister - England

Peter Brownlow - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

Mark Holah - Bird & Bird

Lawyer - England

Jeremy Blum - Bristows

Lawyer - England

Mary Bagnall - Charles Russell Speechlys

Lawyer - England

Louise Gellman - CMS

Lawyer - England

Tom Scourfield - CMS

Lawyer - England

Simon Malynicz KC - Hogarth Chambers

Barrister - England

Rosie Burbidge - Howard Kennedy LLP

Lawyer - England

Geoffrey Hobbs KC - One Essex Court

Barrister - England

Guy Hollingworth - One Essex Court

Barrister - England

Robert Guthrie - Osborne Clarke LLP

Lawyer - England

Arty Rajendra - Osborne Clarke LLP

Lawyer - England

Taryn Byrne - Page White and Farrer

Lawyer - England

James Cornish - Page White and Farrer

Lawyer - England

Darren Meale - Simmons & Simmons

Lawyer - England

Roland Mallinson - Taylor Wessing

Lawyer - England