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Lauren Royers

Lauren Royers

Senior Associate (Country Qualified: New Zealand)

Senior Associate (Country Qualified: New Zealand)
Lauren Royers

Lauren is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property team. She has over ten years’ experience at global law firms across two continents, and regularly advises on a wide range of commercial and contentious intellectual property matters.​

Lauren acts as a trusted advisor to clients, and specialises in all aspects of IP law, including corporate transactions, complex commercialisation and licensing arrangements, social media and advertising, copyright and design, brand development, marketing claims and competition law, global portfolio management, and the prosecution and enforcement of IP rights.

Lauren’s clients range from innovative start-ups to large multinationals and government entities, within the entertainment, advertising, consumer goods and technology sectors.

Intellectual Property Group

Our IP lawyers and specialists provide a flexible, one-stop service to
develop, manage, exploit and protect your IP assets globally.

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Career & qualifications

  • University of Canterbury, LLB 2014
  • Victoria University of Wellington, BA (English Literature) 2015
  • Dentons Kensington Swan (Auckland), 2015
  • Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, June 2016

Awards and citations

  • Rising Star
    Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars 2026
  • Key lawyer
    Legal 500: Intellectual Property, 2025