The CMS Scottish IP team has won two trophies at the Managing IP Awards 2025 ceremony, which took place on 10 April in London.
The Managing IP Awards programme recognises remarkable intellectual property achievements and developments in the last year. Now in their 20th year, the awards cover a range of IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions. CMS Scotland was named Scotland IP Transactions and Advisory Firm of the Year, while CMS Senior Associate Cara McGlynn earned the title of Scottish Rising Star of the Year.
CMS IP Partner Neeraj Thomas comments: “We are delighted to have been recognised by the prestigious Managing IP awards programme. The Scottish IP transactional team fully deserve their award for their exceptional work and unwavering dedication to our clients. On a personal level, I am thrilled to celebrate Cara's achievement as a Rising Star, which highlights her exemplary performance and insightful advice as part of our market leading Scottish IP Disputes team. These accolades underscore the extensive expertise and commitment we bring to our clients.”
The market-leading CMS Intellectual Property team is the largest dedicated IP team in the UK. With 130 lawyers, patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, and specialist IP administrators and paralegals, the team handles the full life-cycle of IP assets, including finding the best strategy for the creation, identification, registration and capture of these assets, their realisation through commercial agreements and licensing, and their protection and enforcement through litigation and other dispute resolution methods.
