London, UK – EIP has been recognised with two Professional Services Management Excellence Awards 2026, a powerful endorsement of the firm’s defining belief that great patent advice starts with a deep understanding of business. Awarded Excellence in Strategic Leadership and Best in Theme: Leadership, the recognition reflects EIP’s ability to align leadership, structure and strategy.
EIP’s award‑winning submission focused on two leadership priorities: elevating the strategic contribution of business support teams and creating broader, more meaningful career pathways for senior fee‑earners. Together, these initiatives strengthen the firm’s ability to deliver commercially grounded patent advice at scale, ensuring that legal excellence is consistently informed by business context and client objectives.
This same mindset defines how EIP works with clients. In a market where intellectual property plays an increasingly central role in funding, M&A and corporate strategy, the awards recognise EIP’s ability to bridge legal expertise and commercial insight, demonstrating that leadership in patent law today means thinking, acting and advising like strategists, not just lawyers.
Magnus Hallin, CEO, EIP
These awards recognise the way we lead the firm and, just as importantly, the way we work with our clients,” said Magnus Hallin, CEO of EIP. “We partner on complex patent ventures where the stakes are high, and that requires a clear understanding of commercial realities as well as legal risk. Strategic leadership, for us, means helping clients make better business decisions through IP.
Shainaz Stewart, Head of Marketing & Business Development, EIP
These awards recognise how we lead and run the firm, which matters because our approach to patents is fundamentally commercial,” said Shainaz Stewart, Head of Marketing & Business Development at EIP. “That business‑first perspective is a deliberate part of our strategy: we focus on how patents support growth, investment and long‑term value. Being recognised for strategic leadership at this level reinforces our role as commercial partners in complex, high‑value patent strategy.
For EIP’s clients, the impact is practical and tangible: patent strategies that support growth ambitions, strengthen investment narratives and stand up to scrutiny in high‑stakes situations. For the firm, the awards reinforce a long‑term commitment to building a patent practice defined by partnership, strategic clarity and commercial relevance.