Welcome to the 2020 edition of Managing IP's Top 250 Women in IP.
This special publication, which we launched in 2013, recognises some of the senior female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.
This year’s list features more than 30 jurisdictions and different regions of the world. The research was conducted by the research analysts for our sister publication, IP STARS. Below the list is a summary of the methodology.
This list is among the research results we have announced for the 2020 edition of IP STARS. We have more 2020 edition results to announce in the coming weeks and months; for example, the firm rankings for patent work will be published in June, while the Corporate IP Stars list (for in-house practitioners) will be revealed in July. Read about all the rankings for this year here.
We know there are other senior practitioners who deserve to be featured in the MIP Top 250 Women publication. If you have questions, feedback or suggestions, please send them directly to our research team at research@managingip.com and we will consider them next year.
Congratulations to all the practitioners who made this year’s list.
Name |
Firm |
Country |
Raquel Flanzbaum |
Berton Moreno + Ojam |
Argentina |
Iris V Quadrio |
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal |
Argentina |
Sue Gilchrist |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Australia |
Marion Heathcote |
Davies Collison Cave |
Australia |
Joanne Martin |
FB Rice |
Australia |
Cate Nagy |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Australia |
Siabon Seet |
Gilbert + Tobin |
Australia |
Kellech Smith |
Ashurst |
Australia |
Miriam Stiel |
Allens |
Australia |
Alyssa Telfer |
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick |
Australia |
Arnold & Siedsma |
Belgium |
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Hoyng Rokh Monegier |
Belgium |
|
Florence Verhoestraete |
NautaDutilh |
Belgium |
Daniel Law |
Brazil |
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Laetitia M d'Hanens |
Gusmão & Labrunie |
Brazil |
Liliane Roriz |
Licks Attorneys |
Brazil |
Elisabeth Siemsen do Amaral |
Dannemann Siemsen |
Brazil |
Melanie Baird |
Blake Cassels & Graydon |
Canada |
Janice M Bereskin |
Bereskin & Parr |
Canada |
Shelagh Carnegie |
Gowling WLG |
Canada |
Georgina S Danzig |
Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus |
Canada |
Julie Desrosiers |
Fasken |
Canada |
Alison Hayman |
Cassels Brock & Blackwell |
Canada |
Dominique Hussey |
Bennett Jones |
Canada |
Smart & Biggar |
Canada |
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Eileen M McMahon |
Torys |
Canada |
Lisa Melanson |
McCarthy Tétrault |
Canada |
Jordana Sanft |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
Canada |
Donna White |
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt |
Canada |
Justine Wiebe |
Borden Ladner Gervais |
Canada |
Ariela Agosin |
Albagli Zaliasnik |
Chile |
Zhen Feng |
Hogan Lovells |
China |
Liu Shen & Associates |
China |
|
Jan Liu |
LexField Law Offices |
China |
Wanhuida Intellectual Property |
China |
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Tian Tian |
Fangda Partners |
China |
Xiaoli Yang |
King & Wood Mallesons |
China |
Christine Yiu |
Bird & Bird |
China |
Alicia Lloreda |
Lloreda Camacho & Co |
Colombia |
Sidsel Hauge |
AWA |
Denmark |
Zacco |
Denmark |
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Nina Ringen |
Lundgrens |
Denmark |
Katja Sørensen |
Plougmann Vingtoft |
Denmark |
Orietta Blanco |
Miniño Abogados |
Dominican Republic |
Maria C Romoleroux |
CorralRosales |
Ecuador |
Hanna-Maija Elo |
Properta Attorneys |
Finland |
Åsa Krook |
Borenius |
Finland |
Johanna Lilja |
Roschier |
Finland |
Jonna Sahlin |
Boco IP |
Finland |
Laëtitia Bénard |
Allen & Overy |
France |
Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan |
Bird & Bird |
France |
Catherine Mateu |
Armengaud Guerlain |
France |
Amandine Métier |
Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron |
France |
Plasseraud IP |
France |
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Natalia Berryman |
Vossius & Partner |
Germany |
Olga Bezzubova |
Jones Day |
Germany |
Hoyng Rokh Monegier |
Germany |
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Margret Knitter |
SKW Schwarz |
Germany |
Sandra Pohlman |
df-mp |
Germany |
Karin Sandberg |
Harmsen Utescher |
Germany |
Anne K Schön |
Hoffmann Eitle |
Germany |
Cordula Schumacher |
Arnold Ruess |
Germany |
Dorothea von Renesse |
König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse |
Germany |
Anna Wolters-Höhne |
Bird & Bird |
Germany |
Miranda Theodoridou |
Dr Helen G Papaconstantinou & Partners |
Greece |
Gabriela Kennedy |
Mayer Brown |
Hong Kong SAR |
Isabella F C Liu |
Baker McKenzie |
Hong Kong SAR |
Alison Wong |
Bird & Bird |
Hong Kong SAR |
Catherine Zheng |
Deacons |
Hong Kong SAR |
Eszter Szakács |
Danubia |
Hungary |
Arnason Faktor |
Iceland |
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Monica Datta |
Saikrishna & Associates |
India |
Niti Dewan |
RK Dewan & Co |
India |
Samta Mehra |
Remfry & Sagar |
India |
Konpal Rae |
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan |
India |
Priya Rao |
K & S Partners |
India |
Anand & Anand |
India |
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Bitika Sharma |
Singh & Singh |
India |
Smriti Yadav |
Khaitan & Co |
India |
Prudence Jahja |
Januar Jahja & Partners |
Indonesia |
Nidya Kalangie |
SKC Law |
Indonesia |
Lisa Yong |
Rouse |
Indonesia |
Maureen Daly |
Beauchamps |
Ireland |
Aoife Murphy |
Whitney Moore |
Ireland |
Laura Scott |
William Fry |
Ireland |
Hazel Tunney |
Tomkins |
Ireland |
Dor Cohen Zedek |
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz |
Israel |
Karen Elburg |
Herzog Fox & Neeman |
Israel |
Tamar Morag-Sela |
Reinhold Cohn & Partners |
Israel |
Hadassa Waterman |
Ehrlich Group |
Israel |
Cynthia Webb |
Luthi + Webb |
Israel |
Franca Acuto |
Jacobacci & Partners |
Italy |
Mariangela Bogni |
IP Law Galli |
Italy |
Donatella Capelli |
Trevisan & Cuonzo |
Italy |
Elisabetta Papa |
Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB) |
Italy |
Mami Hino |
Abe Ikubo & Katayama |
Japan |
Minako Matsuyama |
Yuasa and Hara |
Japan |
Mitsuko Miyagawa |
TMI Associates |
Japan |
Tomoe Takahashi |
Hogan Lovells |
Japan |
Lorna Mbatia |
CFL Advocates |
Kenya |
Karen Abraham |
Shearn Delamore & Co |
Malaysia |
Kherk Y Chew |
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie) |
Malaysia |
Charmayne Ong Poh Yin |
Skrine |
Malaysia |
Dumont |
Mexico |
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Heidi Lindner |
Arochi & Lindner |
Mexico |
Penny Catley |
Baldwins Intellectual Property |
New Zealand |
Lynell T Huria |
AJ Park |
New Zealand |
Uche Nwokocha |
Aluko & Oyebode |
Nigeria |
Jackson Etti & Edu |
Nigeria |
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Ida Gjessing |
Gjessing Reimers |
Norway |
Celine V Jørgensen |
Bryn Aarflot |
Norway |
Camilla Vislie |
Thommessen |
Norway |
Audrey Williams |
Estudio Benedetti |
Panama |
BARLAW - Barrera & Asociados |
Peru |
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María del Carmen Alvarado |
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano |
Peru |
Izabella Dudek-Urbanowicz |
Patpol |
Poland |
Anna Pompe |
Wardyński & Partners |
Poland |
Dorota Rzążewska |
JWP |
Poland |
Elżbieta Traple |
Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy |
Poland |
Dina M Pereira Soares |
AG da Cunha Ferreira |
Portugal |
Simion & Baciu |
Romania |
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Cabinet M Oproiu |
Romania |
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Marina I Drel |
Gowling WLG |
Russia |
Natalia Gulyaeva |
Hogan Lovells |
Russia |
Catherine Lee |
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson |
Singapore |
Pei Lin Low |
Allen & Gledhill |
Singapore |
Michelle S H Ng |
Donaldson & Burkinshaw |
Singapore |
Francine Tan Law Corporation |
Singapore |
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Yvonne Tang |
Drew & Napier |
Singapore |
Lorraine Tay |
Bird & Bird ATMD |
Singapore |
Winnie Tham |
Amica Law |
Singapore |
Nicky Garnett |
Adams & Adams |
South Africa |
Megan Reimers |
Spoor & Fisher |
South Africa |
Gaelyn Scott |
ENSafrica |
South Africa |
Young Sun Jung |
FirstLaw PC |
South Korea |
Jihyun Kim |
Bae Kim & Lee |
South Korea |
Ann Nam-Yeon Kwon |
Kim & Chang |
South Korea |
Seo-young Lee |
Nam & Nam |
South Korea |
Keum N Park |
Lee & Ko |
South Korea |
Hoyng Rokh Monegier |
Spain |
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Curell Suñol |
Spain |
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Imogen Fowler |
Hogan Lovells |
Spain |
Montserrat Jané |
ZBM Patents & Trademarks |
Spain |
Carolina Pina Sánchez |
Garrigues |
Spain |
BomhardIP |
Spain |
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Groth & Co |
Sweden |
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Helena W Öström |
Westerberg & Partners |
Sweden |
Sandart & Partners |
Sweden |
|
Andrea Carreira |
Rentsch Partner |
Switzerland |
Lara Dorigo |
Lenz & Staehelin |
Switzerland |
Barbara K Müller |
Wild Schnyder |
Switzerland |
Susanna Ruder |
Hepp Wenger Ryffel |
Switzerland |
Tsai Lee & Chen |
Taiwan |
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Lee and Li Attorneys at Law |
Taiwan |
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Sukontip Jitmongkolthong |
Tilleke & Gibbins |
Thailand |
Say Sujintaya |
Baker McKenzie |
Thailand |
Laura Fresco |
Hoyng Rokh Monegier |
Netherlands |
Maria-Gemma Huijnen |
Chiever |
Netherlands |
Judith Krens |
Taylor Wessing |
Netherlands |
Manon Rieger-Jansen |
Bird & Bird |
Netherlands |
Divina Ilas-Panganiban |
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie) |
Philippines |
Nükhet S Coral |
Deris |
Turkey |
Gün + Partners |
Turkey |
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Rachel Alexander |
Wiggin |
England |
Nicola Dagg |
Kirkland & Ellis |
England |
Penny Gilbert |
Powell Gilbert |
England |
Carpmaels & Ransford |
England |
|
Carrollanne Lindley |
Kilburn & Strode |
England |
Morag Macdonald |
Bird & Bird |
England |
Fiona Nicolson |
Bristows |
England |
Marjan Noor |
Allen & Overy |
England |
Boult Wade Tennant |
England |
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Alexandra Pygall |
Stephenson Harwood |
England |
Arty Rajendra |
Osborne Clarke |
England |
Charlotte Weekes |
Pinsent Masons |
England |
Catherine Wiseman |
Barker Brettell |
England |
Alison Bryce |
Dentons |
Scotland |
Sara Holder |
Rouse |
UAE |
Joycia Young |
Clyde & Co |
UAE |
Sally Abel |
Fenwick & West |
USA |
Meredith M Addy |
AddyHart |
USA |
Andrea Anderson |
Holland & Hart |
USA |
Erika H Arner |
Finnegan |
USA |
Katten Muchin Rosenman |
USA |
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Leora Ben-Ami |
Kirkland & Ellis |
USA |
Shannon Bloodworth |
Perkins Coie |
USA |
Juanita Brooks |
Fish & Richardson |
USA |
Cristina Carvalho |
Arent Fox |
USA |
Dale Cendali |
Kirkland & Ellis |
USA |
Pamela Church |
Baker McKenzie |
USA |
Lisabeth Coakley |
Harness Dickey & Pierce |
USA |
Sarah C Columbia |
McDermott Will & Emery |
USA |
Mandy W Decker |
Stites & Harbison |
USA |
Desmarais |
USA |
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Daralyn Durie |
Durie Tangri |
USA |
Tracy-Gene Durkin |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
USA |
Dianne Elderkin |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
USA |
Eldora Ellison |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
USA |
Lisa Ferri |
Mayer Brown |
USA |
Barbara Fiacco |
Foley Hoag |
USA |
Ching-Lee Fukuda |
Sidley Austin |
USA |
Lori Gordon |
King & Spalding |
USA |
Lisa Haile |
DLA Piper |
USA |
Susan Heller |
Greenberg Traurig |
USA |
Elizabeth Holland |
Goodwin Procter |
USA |
Annette Hurst |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
USA |
Sharon Israel |
Shook Hardy & Bacon |
USA |
Karen A Jacobs |
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell |
USA |
Brenda Jarrell |
Choate Hall & Stewart |
USA |
Kelly IP |
USA |
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Heidi Keefe |
Cooley |
USA |
Heather Kissling |
Marshall Gerstein & Borun |
USA |
Sherry Knowles |
Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies |
USA |
Anna Kuhn |
Pirkey Barber |
USA |
Eleanor Lackman |
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp |
USA |
Teresa Lavoie |
Fish & Richardson |
USA |
Lori Lesser |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
USA |
Jane Love |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
USA |
Victoria Maroulis |
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
USA |
Mika Mayer |
Cooley |
USA |
Kathleen McCarthy |
King & Spalding |
USA |
Leslie McDonell |
Finnegan |
USA |
Kelly IP |
USA |
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Sonal Mehta |
WilmerHale |
USA |
Salima Merani |
Knobbe Martens |
USA |
Susan Natland |
Knobbe Martens |
USA |
Deanna T Okun |
Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg |
USA |
Purvi Patel Albers |
Haynes and Boone |
USA |
Lisa Pearson |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |
USA |
Lisa Pensabene |
O'Melveny & Myers |
USA |
Jill Pietrini |
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton |
USA |
Lisa Pirozzolo |
WilmerHale |
USA |
Catherine Polizzi |
Morrison & Foerster |
USA |
Kecia Reynolds |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
USA |
Michelle Rhyu |
Cooley |
USA |
Li-Hsien Rin-Laures |
RinLaures |
USA |
Stefani Shanberg |
Morrison & Foerster |
USA |
Jennifer Sklenar |
Arnold & Porter |
USA |
Susan Smith |
Hunton Andrews Kurth |
USA |
Claudia Stangle |
Leydig Voit & Mayer |
USA |
Allison Strickland Ricketts |
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu |
USA |
Monica R Talley |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
USA |
Colleen Tracy James |
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
USA |
Rhonda Trotter |
Arnold & Porter |
USA |
Anita Varma |
White & Case |
USA |
Elizabeth Weiswasser |
Weil Gotshal & Manges |
USA |
Dorothy Whelan |
Fish & Richardson |
USA |
Amy Wigmore |
WilmerHale |
USA |
Virginia Cervieri |
Cervieri Monsuárez |
Uruguay |
Linh Thi Mai Nguyen |
Tilleke & Gibbins |
Vietnam |
Methodology
The senior female practitioners recognised this year were selected from our general IP Stars list for 2020, which can be found on ipstars.com.
When deciding who to select for the Top 250 Women in IP list, we took account of all the available research information obtained for the 2020 edition of IP STARS and Managing IP Awards. There is no special form or survey for individuals to complete in order to be considered, and we can select any individual based on our independent research findings.
All our rankings are subject to change each year. Learn more about our research methodology here.
