With more than 1,500 lawyers worldwide, Gowling WLG provides clients with deep expertise in key global sectors and a range of domestic and international legal services. The company sees the world through the eyes of its customers and works together across countries, offices, service sectors and sectors to help them succeed, whatever the circumstances. In its sixth edition, the Thought Leaders Global Elite Guide highlights the insight, experience and wisdom of the best lawyers among all WWL accredited lawyers published by London-based Law Business Research. The lawyers featured in this guide are the ones who go out of their way to deliver to their clients, often advising on innovative legal issues, setting new precedents in the process. WWL uses referrals from clients and private practitioners to recognize leading lawyers in various practice areas around the world. The guides are prepared as reference resources for in-house lawyers, governments, authorities and other legal practitioners. Only those lawyers who receive the highest number of referrals from colleagues and clients identified through independent research are listed in the publications. According to Who`s Who Legal, Global Elite`s thought leaders are experts who have received the highest number of nominations from peers, business consultants, and other market sources in their field of activity. Typically, no more than 5% of practitioners are selected as thought leaders of the global elite in a global legal practice guide Who`s Who. For more information about Global Sports Advocates, visit www.globalsportsadvocates.com or call +1-207-747-5899. WWL Thought Leaders: Global Elite recognizes lawyers at the top of their profession for their extensive experience advising on cutting-edge legal issues, as well as their ability to deliver consistent results to their clients.

The guide published annually honors the 2% of all legal practitioners recognized by Who`s Who Legal worldwide. These lawyers were peer-appointed and thoroughly reviewed during the most recent research cycle of the publication. They are considered the pioneers of the profession, with the Global Elite designation reserved for world-class WWL thought leaders who demonstrate exceptional insight, experience and wisdom. Global Sports Advocates provides dedicated representation to athletes, coaches, teams, clubs, managers, agents, athletic directors and other stakeholders dealing with a wide range of challenging legal issues in the sports industry at national and international level. Paul`s notable accomplishments include representing UFC light heavyweight champion Jon «Bones» Jones in his UFC refereeing and before the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as well as representing Russian athlete Darya Klishina in an emergency appeal at the Rio 2016 Olympics that allowed him to compete in the Olympics. Mr. Haston represents a wide range of clients in regional, national and international engagements. As co-chair of the firm`s litigation practice group, he acted as national litigation and coordination counsel and as a member of the national team in individual prosecutions, mass misdemeanors and multi-district litigation. Mr. Haston has handled cases in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. He is also active in the leadership of several legal and civil justice organizations. He has served as President of the International Association of Defense Counsel, as a board member of DRI and Lawyers for Civil Justice, as Chair of the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, and as President of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.

NEW YORK (December 1) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Who`s Who Legal has named Lisa Pearson a 2023 Global Elite Trademark Thought Leader. Ms. Pearson, a partner in the firm`s New York office, was one of six U.S. lawyers to receive this prestigious award. Only 40 brand attorneys worldwide have been included in this prestigious list. The Who`s Who Legal 2023 Global Elite Thought Leaders is an online directory of leading lawyers and experts with the highest number of peer nominations, management consultants and other market sources. Thought leaders: Global Elite shines a light on what brings these lawyers and experts to the forefront of the profession. It`s not only his extensive expertise and experience advising on some of the world`s most important and forward-thinking legal issues, but also his ability to innovate, inspire and work beyond to meet the needs of his clients. Ms. Pearson is a versatile and creative litigator specializing in copyright, trademark, competition and Internet litigation.

She represents designers and brand owners in a wide range of industries, including fashion and luxury goods, publishing, arts and entertainment, consumer goods, travel and many more. Ms. Pearson has consistently achieved exceptional results for her clients in U.S. federal and state courts, in UDRP domain name restoration litigation, and in cancellation and opposition proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She has designed and implemented comprehensive policing, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting programs for many well-known rights holders and advises clients on a wide range of issues. Each year, leading publications rank Ms. Pearson among the world`s top intellectual property lawyers, calling her «one of the best and most creative women lawyers in the country» who «has done extraordinary work in some landmark cases.» «She is a great thinker whose ideas often work wonders for Leftfield by solving seemingly insurmountable challenges.» Ms. Pearson regularly lectures and writes on current issues and has received prestigious Burton Awards for outstanding legal writing for her articles «The Universal Language of Non-Verbal Design Marks» and «How Fluid Trademarks Can Enhance Your Brand.» To learn more about Ms. Pearson, please click here. Six Gowling WLG lawyers in Canada and the UK have been included in the 2022 edition of Who`s Who Legal Thought Leaders: Global Elite. The guide published annually identifies the two per cent of all legal practitioners recognised by Who`s Who Legal worldwide.

These individuals received the highest number of applications from peers, management consultants and other market sources during the most recent research cycle of the publication. This year`s edition will mark the seventh year of Arbitration – Future Leaders, a list focused on top practitioners aged 45 and under. This year, 758 future leaders are listed. See also: WR Immigration Partners named «Thought Leaders» by Who`s Who Legal WWL Thought Leaders: Global Elite brings together the ideas, expertise and wisdom of some of the world`s leading lawyers and experts in a single Q&A report with dozens of respected practitioners from diverse practice areas. These individuals received the highest number of nominations from peers, management consultants and other market sources during our most recent research cycle. Mr. Wolfsdorf`s ability to innovate, inspire and deliver for his clients makes him worthy of this honorable recognition. Rankings are based on peer-to-peer voting and customer recommendations. This year, the publication received tens of thousands of votes, recommendations and comments across the market. Nearly 3,000 people participated in the online survey and the team made hundreds of phone calls. Steven Salop, a senior consultant in the CRA`s competition practice, is a professor of economics and law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, where he teaches antitrust law and economics and economics to lawyers.

His research and advice focuses on microeconomics, antitrust law, competition and regulation. On November 30, 2022, Who`s Who Legal (WWL) released its 2023 report «Thought Leaders: Global Elite», with Bernie Wolfsdorf, Managing Partner of WR Immigration. Andrew Dick, Vice President of Competition Practice at Charles River Associates, has extensive hands-on experience that includes mergers and acquisitions and antitrust litigation. Congratulations to Wolfsdorf for all of our WR staff, where our ambition to serve, coupled with our innovative technology, continues to pave the way for leadership in the immigration industry. «We congratulate Tripp on the prestigious honor of being recognized by Who`s Who Legal as one of the world`s leading product liability lawyers,» said Dawn Helms Sharff, Managing Partner of Bradley Birmingham`s office.