This year starts with the expansion of Licks Attorneys’ trademark group to São Paulo and its recognition for “outstanding quality, technical accuracy and precision, clarity of recommendations and timely delivery”. The publication is the only standalone research directory to focus exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners. It features the firm’s development of “ a significant trademark practice, which operates flawlessly on both sides of the contentious/non-contentious divide”.Partner Eduardo Hallak, singled out for his experience on IP litigation procedure and tactics, has been once again recommended as “highly efficient”, providing “extremely well-founded advice”; jointly with associate Ana Montenegro, referred to as an up-and-coming lawyer who is “always ready to solve problems that others struggle with”.The publication further acclaims the firm’s focus on quality and responsiveness, in the words of an international associate:“Its speed and immediate reporting enable us to inform our clients quickly, so that they can make decisions. I’ve worked in Brazil for so long, but have never seen this level of proactivity before”.Not only the firm’s overall progress has been noted – “the past two years have been marked by substantial expansion for the energetic outfit” – but also the expansion to the “country’s commercial capital”, which brings the practitioners closer to “many of the firm’s eminent international clients”.The trademark group combines a great set of skills in counselling, portfolios’ strategic management, prosecution and transactional services. For more information or assistance, please contact trademarks@lickslegal.com