IPH announces 34 promotions for 2025, including 11 Principal promotions
2 July 2025
Leading international intellectual property services group, IPH, is proud to announce 34 promotions, including 11 Principal appointments, across its member firms AJ Park, Griffith Hack, Pizzeys, ROBIC, Smart & Biggar and Spruson & Ferguson. Promotions took place across all regions in which the IPH Group operates (i.e. Asia, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand).
Experts were promoted across practice areas covering Engineering & ICT, Chemical & Life Sciences, Trade Marks and Litigation, spanning five countries. Group promotions saw an overall female-dominant gender balance, with 20 women promoted in total, including eight female Principal promotions.
Dr Andrew Blattman, IPH Managing Director and CEO, said “At IPH we take pride in ensuring that talented people are recognised and empowered to develop their skills and pursue growth in their careers.
“I’m thrilled to see this level of growth across the regions in which we operate, and to see our vision to support and develop our people at all levels and areas of work continue to be realised. Promotion is a testament to the proven talent, hard work and brilliant client service of an individual, values we see in our people across the globe.
“As a publicly listed company, we are in a unique position to empower our member firms to provide talented individuals with meaningful growth opportunities that reflect their expertise and hard work. We’re also committed to investing in our member firms to provide the tools and support needed to help their people succeed on that journey and achieve their potential.
“Congratulations to this year’s promoted staff.”
IPH employs more than 1,800 people working in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
2025 Principal Promotions
AJ Park
Kate Giddens, Principal, Trade Marks
Griffith Hack
Simon Gapes, Principal, Trade Marks
Simone Shu-Yen Lee, Principal, EICT
Pizzeys
Jerome Lay, Principal, EICT
ROBIC
Laurence Danis, Principal, Chemlife
Catherine Thall Dubé, Principal, Law
Cara Parisien, Principal, Law
Fortunat Nadima, Principal, Law
Smart & Biggar
Dominique Lambert, Principal, Chemlife
Artemis Lai, Principal, EICT
Victoria Townsend, Principal, EICT
Additional 2024 Promotions AJ Park
Jason Busby, Senior Associate, Chemlife
George Karkera, Senior Associate, EICT
Rumbie Mutanga, Associate, Law
Griffith Hack
Sara Pearson, Senior Associate, Trade Marks
Jessica Lee, Special Counsel, EICT
Craig Don Paul, Associate, Chemlife
Mitchell Nothling, Associate, EICT
Yasra Saeed, Associate, EICT
ROBIC
Valmi Dufour-Lussier, Senior Associate, EICT
Virginie Brien Gagnon, Senior Associate, Law
Stéphanie Karam, Senior Associate, Trade Marks
Smart & Biggar
Hyun Woo Choi, Senior Associate, EICT
Christopher Guaiani, Senior Associate, Law
Alissa Hyppolite, Senior Associate, Chemlife
Chen Li, Senior Associate, Law
Emily Miller, Senior Associate, Law
Justin Philpott, Senior Associate, EICT
Nikola Rajic, Senior Associate, EICT
Spruson & Ferguson Australia
Tatiana Dudina, Senior Associate, EICT
Taryn Francis, Senior Associate, Law
Abrey Yeo, Associate, Chemlife
Spruson & Ferguson Asia
Vicky He, Senior Associate, Trade Marks
Supakrit Thiangtham (Steven), Associate, EICT
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