Congratulations to CEO and Executive Naomi Pearce for being named as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Partners of the Year Awards 2022 in the category of Intellectual Property.
The Partner of the Year Awards is the Australian legal industry’s premier event for recognising partners, or partner equivalent legal professionals, at the height of their careers. Seven esteemed finalists were announced for the category of IP Partner of the Year. Pearce IP is the only boutique firm with “partners” shortlisted.
The team at Pearce IP is very proud of Naomi, and acknowledge the esteemed company with whom she is shortlisted.
Pearce IP’s Special Counsel Kate Legge said:
“Pearce IP is setting the standard for the provision of legal/IP services in Australia. The fact that Pearce IP’s leader is included in the shortlist of seven, is a fitting tribute to the impact Pearce IP has had in the legal services industry in less than 5 years. We are very proud of Naomi and wish her the best of luck at the awards ceremony on 28 July.
This further recognition of Pearce IP for its excellence underscores the quality of our offering and dedication to our clients and the industry. ”
Naomi Pearce
CEO, Executive Lawyer (AU, NZ), Patent & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ)
Naomi is the founder of Pearce IP, and is one of Australia’s leading IP practitioners. Naomi is a market leading, strategic, commercially astute, patent lawyer, patent attorney and trade mark attorney, with over 25 years’ experience, and a background in molecular biology/biochemistry. Ranked in virtually every notable legal directory, highly regarded by peers and clients, with a background in molecular biology, Naomi is renown for her successful and elegant IP/legal strategies.
Among other awards, Naomi is ranked in Chambers, IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, is a MIP “Patent Star”, and is recognised as a WIPR Leader for patents and trade marks. Naomi is the 2023 Lawyers Weekly “IP Partner of the Year”, the 2022 Lexology client choice award recipient for Life Sciences, the 2022 Asia Pacific Women in Business Law “Patent Lawyer of the Year” and the 2021 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law SME “Partner of the Year”. Naomi is the founder of Pearce IP, which commenced in 2017 and won 2021 “IP Team of the Year” at the Australian Law Awards.
Kate Legge
Special Counsel, Lawyer
Kate is an experienced IP and patent lawyer, providing IP leadership for pharmaceutical product development and commercialisation in global markets – from initial scoping through to post-launch.
She has developed and implemented global IP strategies over more than 15 years at multi-national pharmaceutical companies. She is an Australian qualified and registered legal practitioner, and has a Master’s degree in IP Law and a BSc in biochemistry.