Baker McKenzie's Global Intellectual Property Practice has once again been highly recognized in Managing IP's IP STARS 2026 rankings, receiving 207 practice and individual rankings across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and North and Latin America*. IP STARS is widely regarded as one of the leading guides to the world's top intellectual property firms and practitioners.
In the 2026 edition published to date, Baker McKenzie secured 92 practice rankings across more than 30 jurisdictions globally, spanning copyright, patents, trademarks and IP transactions. A further 115 individual rankings and recognitions were awarded to lawyers across the Firm's global IP team, reflecting the breadth of Baker McKenzie's capabilities and the strength of its integrated cross-border IP offering.
The Firm achieved a number of notable advancements in this year's rankings, including new practice recognitions in areas such as Copyright & Related Rights (Indonesia, Argentina, Sweden, Switzerland), Patent Prosecution (Taiwan, Austria), IP Transactions (United States (National), Germany), Trade Mark Prosecution (Belgium, Sweden) and Patent (Hungary). The Firm also received strong recognitions including Highly Recommended for IP transactions in Malaysia, for Trade Mark in Texas, for Copyright & Related Rights in Columbia, and Copyright & Related Rights in the Czech Republic.
Additionally, Baker McKenzie received 26 Tier 1 rankings across key markets, including Trade Mark (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia and China), Trade Mark Disputes (Malaysia, Singapore, Poland, Hong Kong SAR), Trade Mark Prosecution (Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, Poland, , France and United Kingdom), IP Transactions (Switzerland), and Copyright & Related Rights (Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, United Kingdom).
Several Baker McKenzie lawyers also retained their recognition as leading practitioners in their fields, including Andy Leck (Singapore), Ben Allgrove (United Kingdom), Bienvenido Marquez III (Philippines), Daru Lukiantono (Indonesia), Elisabeth White (Australia), Grace Shao (Taiwan), Jessica Le Gros (United Kingdom), Lukas Feiler (Austria), Peder Oxhammar (Sweden), Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy (United Kingdom), Ruslan Drobyazko (Ukraine), Bernard Malone (Argentina), Juan Concha (Colombia), Stephanie Vaccari (Canada), Pamela Church, Dyan House , Shima Roy, John Flaim, Vas Vedantam (United States) and many others across the Firm's global network.
In addition, Divina Ilas-Panganiban, Grace Shao, Julia Schieber, Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy, Stephanie Vaccari and Pamela Church were recognized among Managing IP's Top 250 Women in IP 2026.
Managing IP describes IP STARS as "the leading specialist guide for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners to deal with contentious and non-contentious intellectual property issues." The publication has been covering intellectual property law and practice worldwide since 1996.
Asia Pacific
Australia
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Trade Mark
Elisabeth White - Trade Mark Star
Jonathan Flintoft - Trade Mark Star
Victoria Bell - Trade Mark Star
China
Copyright**
IP Transactions
Patent
Trade Mark
Trade Mark Disputes**
Aggie Liu** - Trade Mark Star
Zheng Zhou** - Trade Mark Star
Yun Chen** - Rising Star
Cassidy Guo** - Rising Star
Yilan Yang** - Rising Star
Muzi Xuan** - Rising Star
Hong Kong SAR
Copyright & related rights
Patent Disputes
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
David Wu - Rising Star
Grace Wong - Rising Star
Isabella F C Liu - Patent Star
Andrew Sim - Trade Mark Star
Indonesia (HHP Law Firm)
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Patent
Trade Mark
Daru Lukiantono - Patent Star
Daru Lukiantono - Trade Mark Star
Nidya Kalangie - Trade Mark Star
Japan
Copyright
IP Transactions
Trade Mark
Patent
Kensaku Takase - Copyright Star
Daisuke Tatsuno - Trade Mark Star
Kensaku Takase - Trade Mark Star
Ayako Suga - Rising Star
Malaysia (Wong & Partners)
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Patent Disputes
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Celia Cheah - Notable Practitioner
Philippines (Quisumbing Torres)
Patent
Trade Mark
Patent - Bienvenido Marquez III - Patent Star
Bienvenido Marquez III - Trade Mark Star
Divina Ilas-Panganiban - Trade Mark Star
Divina Ilas-Panganiban – Top 250 Women in IP
Reena Mitra-Ventanilla - Trade Mark Star
Felicisimo Agas III - Rising Star
Singapore (Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow)
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Patent Disputes
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Andy Leck - Patent Star
Andy Leck - Trade Mark Star
Ren Jun Lim - Trade Mark Star
Natalie Huang - Rising Star
Sanil Khatri - Rising Star
Taiwan
Copyright & Related Rights
Patent disputes
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark
Da-Fa Feng - Patent Star
Grace Shao - Patent Star
Grace Shao - Trade Mark Star
Grace Shao – Top 250 Women in IP
Monica Chao - Trade Mark Star
Sean Shih - Copyright Star
Thailand
Patent
Trade Mark
Abe Sun - Patent Star
Nont Horayangura - Trade Mark Star
Yada Viseswongsa - Rising Star
Vietnam
Patent
Trade Mark
Trade Mark - Manh Hung Tran - Trade Mark Star
Minh Tri Quach - Trade Mark Star
Hoa Tran - Notable Practitioner
Son Tuan Do - Rising Star
The Americas
Argentina
Copyright & Related Rights
Trade Mark
Bernard Malone - Patent Star
Bernard Malone - Trade Mark Star
Colombia
Copyright & Related Rights
Patent
Trade Mark
Juan Pablo Concha Delgado - Patent Star
Juan Pablo Concha Delgado - Trade Mark Star
Yuliana Salamanca Jaramillo - Rising Star
Mexico
Copyright & Related Rights
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Patent Disputes
Aislinn Alexandres - Rising Star
Arturo Lara - Rising Star
Carlos Davila-Peniche - Copyright Star
Gresly Marcano - Trade Mark Star
Marina Hurtado Cruz - Patent Star
Canada
Copyright & Related Rights
Trade Mark Prosecution
Jacqueline Chan - Rising Star
Jim Holloway - Trade Mark Star
Michael Rubinger - Rising Star
Nancy Hamzo - Transactions Star
Stephanie Vaccari - Trade Mark Star
Stephanie Vaccari - Top 250 Women in IP
United States - Illinois
Trade Mark
Shima Roy - Trade Mark Star
United States - New York
Trade Mark Prosecution
Alysha Preston - Rising Star
Joshua Wolkoff - Trade Mark Star
Pamela Church - Trade Mark Star
Pamela Church - Transactions Star
Pamela Church - Top 250 Women in IP
United States - Texas
Patent Disputes
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark
John Flaim - Patent Star
Vas Vedantam - Patent Star
Dyan House - Trade Mark Star
United States (National)
IP Transactions
Trade Mark Prosecution
Alysha Preston - Rising Star
Dyan House - Trade Mark Star
John Flaim - Patent Star
Joshua Wolkoff - Trade Mark Star
Pamela Church - Trade Mark Star
Pamela Church - Transactions Star
Pamela Church - Top 250 Women in IP
Shima S Roy - Trade Mark Star
Vas Vedantam - Patent Star
EMEA
Austria
Patent Prosecution
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Lukas Feiler - Trade Mark Star
Alexander Hofmann - Rising Star
Belgium
Trade Mark Prosecution
Stephanie de Potter - Rising Star
Czech Republic
Trade Mark
Copyright & Related Rights
Kristina Doupal (nee Bartoskova) - Notable Practitioner
Dusan Hlavaty - Rising Star
France
Trade Mark Disputes
Copyright & Related Rights
Trade Mark Prosecution
Laurie Offredo - Rising Star
Pauline Celeyron - Trade Mark Star
Germany
IP Transactions
Trade Mark
Markus Hecht - Notable Practitioner
Constantin Rehaag - Trade Mark Star
Patrick Wilkening - Transactions Star
Hungary
Copyright & Related Rights
Patent
Trade Mark
Zoltan Hegymegi-Barakonyi - Notable Practitioner
Poland
Patent disputes
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Marcin Fijalkowski - Trade Mark Star
Jakub Falkowski - Notable Practitioner
Katarzyna Tobiasz-Dumania - Rising Star
Spain
Copyright & Related Rights
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Sweden
Copyright & Related Rights
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Peder Oxhammar - Patent Star
Peder Oxhammar - Trade Mark Star
Peder Oxhammar - Transactions Star
Switzerland
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Julia Schieber - Transactions Star
Julia Schieber – Top 250 Women in IP
Nadine Charriere - Rising Star
Ukraine
Intellectual Property
Ruslan Drobyazko - Trade Mark Star
Myroslava Koval-Lavok - Rising Star
Khrystyna Oleniuk - Rising Star
Dmytro Skydan - Rising Star
Oleksiy Stolyarenko - Rising Star
United Kingdom
Copyright & Related Rights
IP Transactions
Trade Mark Disputes
Trade Mark Prosecution
Ben Allgrove - Copyright Star
Indradeep Bhattacharya - Patent Star
Jessica Le Gros - Trade Mark Star
Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy - Trade Mark Star
Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy – Top 250 Women in IP
Ben Allgrove - Transactions Star
Natalie Ellerby - Transactions Star
* Separately, and not included in the Baker McKenzie totals above, Trench Rossi Watanabe, a firm with which Baker McKenzie has executed a strategic cooperation agreement to consult on foreign law, was also recognized for Copyright & Related Rights and received Tier 3 rankings in Trademark Prosecution, Patent Disputes and Trademark Disputes. Trench Rossi Watanabe's practitioners also received individual recognition, with Marcela Trigo named a Patent Star and Trademark Star, Flávia Rebello a Trademark Star, and Andrés Provedel and Felipe Zaltman Rising Stars.
** Member of FenXun Partners, which is a premier Chinese law firm. FenXun established a joint operation office with Baker McKenzie in China as Baker McKenzie FenXun, which was approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau in 2015.