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. The 2023 edition is based on research information available between September 2022 and February 2023.

This year’s list features more than 30 jurisdictions across the world. Below you will find some of the practitioners, firms and jurisdictions featured this year, and a summary of our research methodology. See the full list at managingip.com.

We know there are other senior practitioners who can be considered for the MIP Top 250 Women in IP publication. If you have questions, feedback or suggestions, please send them to our research team, and we will consider them next year.

Readers should also note that this list is just one part of Managing IP's coverage of women in the IP profession; learn more about our coverage at the bottom of this page.

Congratulations to all the practitioners ranked this year.

Some individuals featured in 2023

Belgium

Fabienne Brison

Carina Gommers

Brazil

Marianna Furtado de Mendonça

Canada

Shelagh Carnegie

Daphne Lainson

Kristin Wall

Donna White

Chile

Ariela Agosin

China

Lili Wu

Jing Xu

Denmark

Lone Prehn

Ecuador

Maria Cecilia Romoleroux

France

Sabine Agé

Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan

Cyra Nargolwalla

Germany

Sophie Ertl

Christine Kanz

Sandra Pohlman

Michaela Ring

Cordula Schumacher

India

Archana Shanker

Ireland

Ann Henry

Aoife Murphy

Israel

Rakefet Peled

Hadassa Waterman

Italy

Donatella Capelli

Simona Lavagnini

Elisabetta Papa

Mexico

Laura Collada

Netherlands

Laura Fresco

Norway

Kristine Rekdal

Romania

Ana-Maria Baciu

Singapore

Meryl Koh

Lorraine Tay

South Africa

Christine Strutt

Spain

Laura Alonso

Mireia Curell Aguilà

Montserrat Jané

Mabel Klimt

Sonia Santos

Verena von Bomhard

Sweden

Karin Cederlund

Cecilia Tholse Rogmark

Karin Westerberg

Taiwan

Joyce Ho

Gloria Lu

Turkey

Özge Atilgan Karakulak

Yasemin Kenaroğlu

Isik Özdogan

Selma Ünlü

United Arab Emirates

Melissa Murray

United Kingdom

Rachel Alexander

Alexandra Brodie

Virginia Driver

Penny Gilbert

Carrollanne Lindley

Caroline Marshall

Kate O’Rourke

Emma Pitcher

Katharine Stephens

Clare Tunstall

United States

Kristin Achterhof

Denise De Mory

Stephanie Bald

Eldora Ellison

Jane Remillard

Bindu Donovan

Kirsten Grüneberg

Methodology

The practitioners recognised in this publication are selected from our IP Stars list for the year. These individuals are senior practitioners, especially at partner level, in their firms. When deciding who to select for the Top 250 Women in IP publication, our research analysts took account of all the available research information, especially data from firm questionnaire and surveys, obtained for the IP STARS rankings and Managing IP Awards programme. Read about the research process here. They can also select an individual based on their own independent research findings.

There is no special form or survey for individuals to complete in order to be considered for this publication. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research. No firm or practitioner can pay to be ranked. All our rankings are subject to change each year. See the 2022 list here.

Read more about our research methodology for the practitioner rankings here.

Managing IP and women in IP

Managing IP has a long and proud history of supporting diversity in the IP profession.

Apart from reporting on important news and providing insights, Managing IP has also used its platforms and position in the industry to promote and showcase diverse talent in the IP community. For example, Managing IP has hosted or supported events for women in IP and business law since 2011 and supported the creation of IP Inclusive, the UK's leading diversity initiative for the IP profession. 

In April 2023, Managing IP launched Women Founders list, a publication dedicated to highlighting the intellectual property firms that were founded or co-founded by women. We know there are more firms that can be listed; please contact our research team here if you have suggestions for this list.

Follow Managing IP's coverage of women in the IP profession here and read our Women in IP interviews here.