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It’s been another successful year for HLK in The Legal 500 rankings. We are delighted to have been featured in several Intellectual Property categories in the 2025 edition, and a number of our attorneys have also been individually recognised.
From patents to trade marks to IP law, we have gained high rankings that reaffirm our reputation as a leading specialist IP firm that works with global businesses as well as SMEs. The accompanying commentary underscored that our teams are highly skilled in assisting clients across the entire IP rights lifespan. How we are equipped to handle the full range of contentious and non-contentious IP work, was also highlighted by the Legal 500’s research team.
We were especially pleased to see that our representation in oppositions and appeals before the EPO, as well as in litigation, were noted as key areas of our strength, and that it recognised that we are also increasingly active in representation before the UPC.
Congratulations go to Jason Dainty, Chris Morris, Amanda Mallon, Sanjeet Plaha, Louise Perkin, Frances Wilding, Alex Rogers, James Ward and Joseph Lenthall for their mentions in the rankings.
We’re proud to see testimonials that single out Alex Rogers, a partner in our Chemistry and Life Sciences team, and Sanjeet Plaha, a partner in our Legal and Trade Marks team, as well.
Sanjeet Plaha was also individually recognised in the rankings and named as a Next Generation Partner, for the second time. This accolade is awarded to partners who receive significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and to those with key roles on multiple matters.
We are delighted that some of our clients took the time to share their experiences and provide glowing testimonials on our patent and trade mark services.
Testimonials
Here are some of testimonials we received, each one collated independently by the Legal 500 research team.
Patents
“The team at HLK are very flexible and diverse in terms of their expertise; where our day-to-day contact can’t assist us personally, they always find a colleague with the required expertise who can. This applies both nationally and internationally.”
“Alex Rogers is a superb chemical patent attorney. Very bright and engaging. Brilliant knowledge of chemistry and patent law. He is also a very talented advocate at European Patent Office oral proceedings.”
Trademarks
“HLK gets the job done and its results speak for themselves. HLK has achieved a 90%+ success rate in stopping third parties from infringing use of our trade marks. They have achieved unprecedented results for us against a number of large and small third-party infringers.”
“I thoroughly enjoy working with Sanjeet Plaha. I know the HLK trade mark team has grown and won new clients during the time it has advised us, yet Sanjeet continues to provide consistent service and availability. We feel valued as a long-term client and not taken for granted.”
About the Legal 500
Each year, the Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. Their rankings are based on a series of criteria and highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers whose experience in the legal market is unrivalled.
View the full rankings and the individual categories here.
