Thomson Reuters names eight Keystone Law partners in its Stand-out Lawyers Guide 2026
Andrea James, Andrew Darwin & Anna McKibbin
Three Keystone partners have been recognised in World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Leaders 2026 for their work and expertise in intellectual property (IP), including patent, trademark, and copyright issues.
WIPR Leaders is a leading guide to the top IP practitioners in the world. Following an extensive nomination period, the WIPR research team assesses each lawyer’s practice history, industry expertise and notable cases.
The Keystone lawyers who have been ranked are:
Lucy has extensive experience in advising on all IP and related rights. She has a particular expertise in IP disputes, both in resolving them and litigating them in the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lucy’s clients range from artists and inventors through to banks, professional service firms, and large airlines.
Robert advises on contentious and non-contentious matters covering patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, and confidential information, as well as broader commercial and regulatory disputes, often with multi-jurisdictional aspects.
He assists clients with commercial arrangements for the creation and exploitation of IP rights, including development agreements, licences and assignments. He has considerable experience advising on research and development projects, including the protection of confidential information and contractual arrangements with consultant inventors and other third parties.
James is an intellectual property litigation lawyer with a specialism in data protection, and has litigated all IP rights, before the courts of several countries. He is also a qualified arbitrator and mediator, listed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, CIArb, Clerksroom and a number of other ADR providers.
His practice covers all types of intellectual property disputes, and ancillary issues in commercial litigation, employment, and insolvency affecting intellectual property rights.
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