Pearce IP’s Founder and CEO Naomi Pearce is a finalist in two categories of the 2025 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards:
- Senior Partner of the Year – 15 Years or More
- Intellectual Property Partner of the Year
The Partner of the Year Awards honour legal partners and partner equivalents who demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation, and professional excellence.
Naomi is one of only 72 shortlisted for awards in more than one category, one of only 34 women up for double honours.
Naomi’s nominations are a testament to her exceptional contributions to the legal and life sciences industries, and her visionary leadership. Naomi is one of Australia’s leading intellectual property specialists, known for her deep expertise, strategic insight, and tireless commitment to her clients. She has built and leads premiere life sciences focussed IP firm Pearce IP which she commenced in 2017, and in less than 8 years is ranked in every notable legal directory and recognised as a leading IP firm in Australia and New Zealand.
Naomi is the 2023 Lawyers Weekly IP Partner of the Year, and was shortlisted for the award in 2022 and 2024. Naomi is the current 2024 Lawyers Weekly Executive of the Year and the 2021 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year – SME Law. Pearce IP was crowned Lawyers Weekly IP Team of the Year in 2021.
Deputy CEO, Adele Chadwick, says:
Naomi’s leadership is both visionary and grounded — a rare combination that continues to inspire those around her. These dual nominations reflect not just her individual excellence, but also the culture of ambition and integrity she’s fostered at Pearce IP.
Naomi says:
“I am thrilled to be shortlisted for the 2025 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards, and delighted to be doubly honoured in two categories “Senior Partner of the Year” and “IP Partner of the Year”. I am very proud of all that we have achieved in 8 short years, but most proud of the incredible team we have built, who make success for our clients not only easy but also a lot of fun. Congratulations to my colleagues who join me in the short list – thank you for continuing to “raise the bar”.
Congratulations Naomi! We wish you all the best at the gala award ceremony on 12 June!
About Pearce IP
Pearce IP is a boutique firm offering intellectual property specialist lawyers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Pearce IP is the 2021 ‘Intellectual Property Team of the Year’ (Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards) and was shortlisted for the same award in 2022. Pearce IP is ranked in IAM Patent 1000 and Managing IP (MIP) IP Stars, in Australasian Lawyer 5 Star Awards as a ‘5 Star’ firm, and the Legal 500 APAC Guide for Intellectual Property. Pearce IP leaders are well recognised as leading IP practitioners.
Our leaders have been recognised in virtually every notable IP listing for their legal, patent and trade mark excellence including: IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, MIP IP Stars, Doyles Guide, WIPR Leaders, 5 Star IP Lawyers, Women in Law Awards – Partner of the Year, Best Lawyers and Australasian Lawyer 5 Star Awards, Women in Business Law Awards – Patent Lawyer of the Year (Asia Pacific), Most Influential Lawyers (Changemaker), among other awards.