WTR 1000 2026 recognizes Dentons’ lawyers among world’s leading trademark professionals

The World Trademark Review has highly ranked Dentons in the 2026 edition of WTR 1000 - the directory recognizing the world's leading trademark legal services providers and practitioners. Dentons received 48 individual lawyer rankings, reflecting the quality of its service offering and strong market reputation of its intellectual property lawyers.

Alongside the individual rankings, WTR 1000 has ranked Dentons as a leading firm in multiple jurisdictions including Australia, Benelux: Netherlands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales), and the United States (Illinois, New York, National).

Monica Richman, Global Chair of Dentons' Intellectual Property and Technology practice, commented: "With 48 of our lawyers ranked this year, this recognition underscores the exceptional talent and collaboration across our global IP team. Our strength lies not only in our breadth across jurisdictions, but in our ability to work as one integrated practice - delivering strategic, forward-looking advice to clients as they protect, commercialize and enforce their intellectual property in an increasingly complex and fast-moving environment."

The list of recognized individuals include:

Australia

Joy Atacador
Roanne de Menezes
Robyn Chatwood
Vanessa Gore

Canada

Jennifer McKay

Chile

Carolina del Río
Mercedes Londoño

Colombia

Juanita Acosta
Luz Helena Adarve

Czech Republic

Zdeněk Kučera

France

Loïc Lemercier

Germany

Constantin Rehaag
Stefan Dittmer
Carsten Goldstein

Guatemala

Gabriela Gándara

Honduras

Arturo Zacapa
Gustavo Zacapa

Italy

Federico Fusco

Kazakhstan

Aliya Seitova

Kenya

Daniel Wanjau
David Wambugu
Kiragu Kimani

Netherlands

Alexander Odle
Alexander van Laaren

New Zealand

Jenni Rutter
Nadia Ormiston

Nigeria

Afolabi Caxton-Martins
Kikelola Ojewale
Uzoamaka Emerole
Gina Loko-Idoko

Poland

Aleksandra Politańska-Kunicka

Singapore

Catherine Lee
Gilbert Leong
Jiun Foo Maw

South Africa

Alan Jeftha
Muhammad Patel

Ukraine

Oksana Horban

United Kingdom: England and Wales

Anna Brown
Jennifer Cass
Anna Copeman

United Kingdom: Scotland

Steph Innes

United States: Illinois

Samuel Fifer
Tara Silva

United States: National

Monica Richman

United States: New York

Daniel Schnapp
Mary Mathew
Robert Wasnofski
Sara Gates

Dentons' Intellectual Property and Technology practice comprises over 700+ lawyers, agents, and professionals across 160+ offices in 80+ countries. This international reach has been a "game changer" for our clients as we can support them seamlessly worldwide

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