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Peter Van Dyck
Partner
Brussels

Filip Van Elsen
Partner, Global Co-head of Technology
Antwerp

Geert Glas
Senior IP Counsel
Brussels

Edward Taelman
Senior Associate
Brussels

Jill Ge
Partner
Shanghai

Laëtitia Bénard
Partner
Paris

David Por
Partner
Paris

Dr Jan Ebersohl
Partner
Munich

Dr Jens Matthes
Partner
Duesseldorf

Dr Stephan Neuhaus
Partner
Duesseldorf

Frits Gerritzen
Partner
Amsterdam

Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozlowska
Partner
Warsaw

Neville Cordell
Partner
London

Jim Ford
Partner
London

Mark Heaney
Partner
London

Marjan Noor
Partner
London

Nigel Parker
Partner
London

Mark Ridgway
Partner
London

Shamita Etienne-Cummings
Partner
Washington, D.C.

Daren Orzechowski
Partner, Global Co-head of Technology
Silicon Valley

Eric Lancaster
Partner
San Francisco

Alexander Touma
Partner
San Francisco

Bijal Vakil
Partner, Global Co-head of Technology
Silicon Valley

William James
Partner
Washington, D.C.

David Tennant
Partner
Washington, D.C.

Adam Chernichaw
Partner
New York

Elizabeth Holland
Partner
New York

Keren Livneh
Partner
New York

Sapna Palla
Partner
New York
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Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), the world's leading intellectual property (IP) business media platform, has selected 16 practices and 31 Allen & Overy lawyers for its IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2022, IAM's guide profiling the leading private practice patent professionals and firms in the world's key jurisdictions.
Recent expansion in the US and Germany form an integral part of our firm’s cross-border IP practice supporting the world’s leading businesses to invest in and protect global intellectual property portfolios. With over 160 specialist partners and associates worldwide, A&O offers seamless global service to help clients dealing with the opportunities and threats brought by globalization and technology.
The following practice areas were recognized with practice rankings:
- International: Recommended
- Belgium: Firms: litigation and transactions – Silver
- China: Foreign: Firms – Recommended
- France: Firms: litigation – Gold
- France: Firms: transactions – Recommended
- Germany: Firms: infringement – Silver
- Germany: Firms: transactions – Highly-recommended
- Netherlands: Firms: litigation and transactions – Bronze
- Poland: Firms: litigation and transactions – Silver
- United Kingdom: England: Firms: litigation – Gold
- United Kingdom: England: Firms: transactions – Highly – recommended
- United States: California: Firms: litigation – Bronze
- United States: California: Firms: transactions – Recommended
- United States: DC Metro Area: Firms: litigation – Bronze
- United States: New York: Firms: litigation – Bronze
- United States: New York: Firms: transactions – Recommended
The following individuals were recognized with individual rankings:
Belgium
China
France
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
United Kingdom: England
United States: National
United States: California (San Francisco and Silicon Valley)
United States: DC Metro Area
United States: New York
- Adam Chernichaw
- Elizabeth Holland
- Paul Keller
- Keren Livneh
- Sapna Palla