WTR 1000 Rankings 2026

Gold firm 2026

NLO has been awarded 'Gold firm' in the WTR 1000 ranking. We are grateful and would like to thank all clients, agents, and other business relations for their positive feedback. Its a wonderful recognition of our organisation and our people and we are proud of this excellent result.

WTR about NLO's attorneys

The attorneys at NLO get in sync with clients on multiple levels and design innovative trademark strategies that leave them protected while spurring them on to the achievement of their business goals. Managing partner Jeroen Cornelis stands out as a rigorously business-minded practitioner who manages colossal global trademark portfolios with aplomb. Department head Marlous Stal-Hilders’ experience gained through secondments to major clients, couple with her legal nous, sees her instructed on the most complex office actions, oppositions and cancellations. Florence Tordoir deftly manages trademark portfolios for companies leading the way in their various fields. She ensures her strategic advice aligns with business realities. Merel Kamp and Masja van der Galiën have superb track records and are praised by clients for their efficient and effective strategies when handling all manner of trademark matters. With nearly four decades of experience under her belt, Milca Graver-de Looper is a safe pair of hands when it comes to trademark, copyright and domain name protection, and she has been recommended in the WTR 1000 every year since 2013.

About the research for WTR Global Leaders

WTR Global Leaders draws on market-leading research projects for the WTR 1000 and WTR 300 and aims to identify the elite of the trademark world in a single publication. Those included merit special attention owing not only to their expertise and experience in relation to creating, protecting, managing and enforcing critical brand rights, but also to their ability to innovate, inspire and go above and beyond to deliver for their clients.  

WTR Global Leaders therefore aims to illuminate what makes these individuals the leading lights of the industry and provide their critical insights into the strategic management of trademarks and – crucially – how to carve out a leadership career path.