James & Wells Consultant Named IP Thought Leader

April 18, 2024

James & Wells Consultant Named IP Thought Leader

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Marketing and Business Development Executive

We are pleased to share that James & Wells Consultant Kate Wilson has been named as a thought leader in the Lexology Legal Influencers Quarter 1 2024 – IP – Australasia category as an author.

Each quarter, Lexology’s Legal Influencers recognise the thought leaders whose contributions have been read and interacted with by an extensive number of legal professionals on Lexology. The recognised legal influencers are consistently providing Lexology’s subscribers with practical, insightful, legal analysis within a specific practice area, region, or country, in this case New Zealand.

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