Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance has been awarded UK IP Transactions & Advisory Firm of the Year and European Cross-border Patent Litigation Team of the Year at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2022, which recognises highly regarded IP firms across the world.

Full coverage of the award wins can be found here.

Highly regarded by the Judges, Clifford Chance was awarded for its standout transactional and advisory work in the UK. Over the last 12 months, the UK team has worked on some of the most complex and high profile IP transactions and advisory mandates, including leading on and playing a pivotal role in strategic advice to the UK Government in response to its vaccine strategy in response to the Covid19 pandemic.

Stephen Reese, an IP Partner in London commented: "We are delighted with this recognition by the Managing IP Awards. These wins are a fantastic demonstration of our position as a market-leading IP group, not just in the UK but also across the globe, the exceptional calibre of our lawyers and the complex and strategically important work being undertaken by our teams and trusted to us by our clients."

On winning the European Cross-border Patent Litigation Team of the Year award, Partner Josep Montefusco said: "We are thrilled to have been recognised for our work in the Illumina Cambridge matter. This award recognises the continuous efforts and hard work of our Spanish IP team, which has been committed to support restlessly R&D-based companies like Illumina and many others for more than two decades. I am very proud to work with a group of such talented lawyers across Europe. This award means nothing without them."

The double-win reinforces Clifford Chance's reputation as a leading law firm in Intellectual Property.