Pearce IP and its team members are ranked in virtually every notable legal and attorney listing for Australia. We have received numerous awards celebrating both the exceptional talent of our people and the high standard of excellence we bring to legal and IP services across Australia and New Zealand. Our recognition extends beyond professional excellence to our workplace culture, with awards including the 5-Star Employer of Choice 2025 & “Standout Winner” for Inclusion and Culture 2025 from Australasian Lawyer and New Zealand Lawyer.
All of Pearce IP’s New Zealand Executives have been recognised in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide – Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers (New Zealand) rankings. Paul Johns and Sally Paterson recognised.
Pearce IP is proud to be recognised by Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer as a Top Specialist Firm in Intellectual Property for 2026 – marking its second consecutive year of recognition. Pearce IP was one of only six firms ranked in intellectual property, and the only standalone IP firm operating across both Australia and New Zealand.
4 Pearce IP Patent Professionals Ranked in Managing IP’S IP STARS 2026, including Naomi Pearce and Helen Macpherson, who have been named Patent Stars in Australia; and Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien (Australia), and Paul Johns (New Zealand), who have been recognised as Notable Practitioners.
Pearce IP has been ranked by Managing IP in the 2026 Asia-Pacific IP Stars for Patent Prosecution, Patent Disputes and Trade Mark Prosecution, marking the sixth consecutive year of rankings for the Australian office and the first for Pearce IP New Zealand which was founded in 2024.
Pearce IP and 5 Leaders Ranked in IAM Patent 1000 2026 for AU and NZ Patent Prosecution and Litigation. 2026 marks the sixth consecutive year of Pearce IP IAM Patent 1000 ranking in Australia, one of only 51 law firms this year. Pearce IP also been ranked by IAM Patent 1000 for New Zealand every year since launching in New Zealand in 2024 and is one of only 17 firms listed this year.
Pearce IP Ranked in 2027 ‘Best Law Firms Australia’ for Life Sciences & Intellectual Property. Published by Best Lawyers and underpinned by a rigorous methodology, the Best Law Firms – Australia is in its third edition. This is the second time Pearce IP has been recognised, with rankings in both Life Sciences and IP.
Pearce IP and its founder Naomi Pearce are ranked in the 2026 edition of Doyle’s Guide amongst a small number of leading NSW IP litigation firms and litigators. Naomi Pearce is one of 32 lawyers commended as NSW’s Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyers.
Helen Macpherson, Pearce IP’s Executive Lawyer and Head of Litigation (Australia), has been recognised in 2027 The Best Lawyers in Australia™ for Intellectual Property Law and Life Sciences. Helen has been listed by Best Lawyers every year since 2017.
WTR1000 2026 | Pearce IP “Shaking the Trans-Tasman Market”. Pearce IP, and 5 of its Executives, in Australia and New Zealand have been ranked in WTR 1000 2026 for trade marks: Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy. WTR 1000 was glowing in its commentary of Pearce IP…
In addition to recent rankings in the Chambers 2026 Asia-Pacific Guide, Pearce IP, with CEO Naomi Pearce and Executive & Head of Litigation Helen Macpherson, have been ranked overnight in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide. Whilst Chambers Asia-Pacific honours the best law firms and lawyers within the Asia-Pacific regional legal market, Chambers Global focuses on law firms and lawyers…
Pearce IP and Chantal Savage, have been ranked in Australia for Intellectual Property in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Rankings. Legal 500 rankings take in a broad scope of client and law firm information, combining qualitative and quantitative data to create a strategic compass for clients who are searching for the best legal advisers for their type of work.
Pearce IP’s CEO and Founder, Naomi Pearce, has been recognised in the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2026 – the annual showcase of the world’s leading IP strategists. This latest honour follows her previous inclusions in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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Global - Intellectual Property (2026, 2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2026, 2025, 2024)
Winner - Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2025 - DEI: Outstanding Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023)
Ranked for Patent Prosecution (2026, 2025)
Ranked for Patent Contentious (2026, 2025)
Ranked for Trademark Prosecution (2026)
Ranked for IP Prosecution (2024, 2023)
Silver - Litigation (Australia) (2026, 2025)
Silver - Prosecution (Australia) (2026, 2025)
Bronze - Prosecution (New Zealand) (2026, 2025)
Bronze - Litigation (Australia) (2023, 2022, 2021)
Bronze - Prosecution (Australia) (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Finalist – Women in Law Awards – Boutique Diversity Firm of the Year (2022)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2021)
Patent Prosecution - AU (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Trade Mark - Patent & Trade Mark Attorney Firms - AU (2026, 2025)
Patent Disputes - AU (2026, 2025)
Trade Mark Prosecution - NZ (2026)
The Only Leading Female Owned Life Sciences focussed IP Firm (2023)
Pearce IP ranked firm (2021)
Prosecution & Strategy, Australia and New Zealand (2026)
Litigation & Prosecution Australia - Silver (2025)
Litigation & Prosecution New Zealand (2025)
Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2024)
Best Law Firm - Australia (2027, 2026)
Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)
Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2025, Q2 2025, Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)
Australasia - Dispute Resolution (Q4 2025)
Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2025, Q2 2025, Q1 2025, Q4 2024, Q3 2024, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023)
Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q2 2025, Q1 2025)
Top Specialist Firm (2026, 2025)
5-Star Employer of Choice (2025)
"Standout Winner” for Inclusion and Culture (<100 employees) (2025)
Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)
Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firm (2026, 2025)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Partner of the Year (2025, 2024, 2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Partner of the Year (2023)
Intellectual Property: Patents – Global (2026, 2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents – Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 2024)
Life Sciences - Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 2024)
Recommended - Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer in NSW (2026, 2025)
Elite Women (2025)
Most Influential Lawyers – Changemaker (2024, 2023, 2022)
5-Star Intellectual Property Lawyer – General IP (2021)
WIPR Leader (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
WIPR Diversity Champion (2025, 2022)
Top 100 Influential Women in IP (2021)
WIPR Leaders – Patents & Trade Marks (2022, 2021, 2020)
IP Expert (2025)
Global Leader (2026)
Gold – Litigation (2026, 2025)
Gold – Prosecution (2026, 2025)
Silver – Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Recommended for litigation (2020)
IP management consultancy (2025, 2024)
Legal (2025, 2024)
Pharmaceuticals/life sciences (2024)
Global Leader (2026, 2022, 2021, 2020)
World Leading IP Strategist (2022, 2021, 2020)
Patent Star (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Practitioner of the Year Finalist (2023)
Silver - Prosecution & Strategy (Australia) (2026, 2025)
Winner – Patent Lawyer of the Year (2022)
Shortlisted – Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year (2022)
Winner – Client Choice Award for IP Patents (2026)
Winner – Client Choice Award for Life Sciences (2022)
Winner - Executive of the Year (2024)
Finalist - Executive of the Year (2024)
Winner – Partner of the Year (SME Law) (2021)
Australasia - Dispute Resolution (Q3 2025, Q1 2025)
Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q2 2024, Q1 2024 Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020, Q3 2020)
Asia-Pacific – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023)
US – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023)
Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q3 2024, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2021)
Canada – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023, Q2 2023)
Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q4 2023)
Intellectual Property: Patents - Global (2026, 2025)
Intellectual Property: Patents - Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 2024)
Patents Star (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023)
Silver – Litigation (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Silver – Transactions (2026, 2025, 2024)
Ranked as a market leading Intellectual Property (2023)
Enforcement & Litigation (Australia) (2026, 2025)
Intellectual Property (2027, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Life Sciences (2027, 2026)
Patent Lawyer of the Year (2021)
Australasia – Dispute Resolution (Q4 2025)
Intellectual Property - Asia Pacific (2026, 2025, 2024)
Notable Practitioner (2026, 2025, 2024)
Litigation (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
Enforcement & Litigation (New Zealand) (2026, 2025)
Recommended individual – Enforcement & Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022)
IP Expert (2022)
Intellectual Property & Litigation (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)
Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer (2026)
WIPR Leader (2024, 2023, 2022)
Patent Leader (2023, 2022, 2021)
Notable Practitioner (2026, 2025)
Patent Star (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
Silver ranking – Prosecution (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023)
Highly Recommended – Prosecution (2023, 2022)
WIPR Leader (2024)
Next Generation Leader (2026)
Recommended Individual (2025)
Leading Associate in Intellectual Property (2026, 2025)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2024)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2023)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2022)
Rising Star in Intellectual Property (2021)
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