HKA’s growing intellectual property practice celebrates a successful year of recognition in IAM and Lexology Index.

IAM recognition

IAM is a premier global intellectual property market research publication. Its Patent 1000 Analytics guide highlights the world’s leading intellectual property experts and firms, and the IAM Strategy 300 further identifies the top 300 practitioners globally.

In 2025, HKA was recognised as a firm in IAM Patent 1000 along with a number of leading experts, alongside recognition for Paul Meyer and Sam Baird in the IAM Strategy 300.

IAM Patent 1000 recognised experts

Lexology Index recognition

Lexology Index’s IP guide is an in-depth analysis of the international intellectual property market. It highlights the world’s leading consulting experts in the areas of patents, trademarks and copyright across a wide range of industry sectors.

This year, five HKA experts were recognised as leaders in the field, with one expert ranked as Thought Leader, and four ranked as Recommended.

Thought Leader

Recommended

About HKA’s Intellectual Property expert services

HKA’s Intellectual Property practice has seen significant growth thanks to three strategic US acquisitions over recent years: TMF Forensics in 2022, ASQ Consulting in 2023, and Echelon Analytics in 2025. The firm has also welcomed new Partners to solidify its global footprint in intellectual property expert matters.

Our experts combine financial acumen, industry insight, and litigation-tested methodologies to deliver IP valuations and damages assessments that are defensible, data-driven, and trusted in legal, regulatory, and commercial contexts.

Media contact

Name	Laura Whyte
Title	Corporate PR and Digital Communications Manager
Number	+44 20 7618 1200
Email	laurawhyte@hka.com