WTR Industry Award winners revealed at celebration of in-house excellence
Following last night's champagne reception and presentations at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, we can now reveal (for those who were not following the action on Twitter) the winners at this year’s WTR Industry Awards. Among those honoured were teams from American Red Cross, Enterprise Holdings, Grupo Bimbo, Moncler, Red Bull and Verizon Communications.
The champagne was flowing as we celebrated the efforts and achievements of these industry leading teams over the past year. This year’s event also marked the 10th edition of the awards scheme and, to mark this milestone, we also presented a one-off award for ‘Team of the Decade’ to Google.
There were two awards bestowed on individuals. Colm Dobbyn of MasterCard picked up the award for in-house counsel of the year, while the lifetime achievement award was presented to Frederick Mostert, a past president of the International Trademark Association and former chief IP counsel of luxury group Richemont.
World Trademark Review congratulates the award winners on their success and thanks its law firm partners for all their assistance in hosting such a memorable event. For photos and reactions from the event, search for the hashtag #WTRAwards on Twitter (or click here)
The winners in full are:
Asia-Pacific Team of the Year
Billabong International
Europe, Middle East and Africa Team of the Year
Red Bull
Latin America Team of the Year
Grupo Bimbo
North America Team of the Year
Enterprise Holdings
Fashion, Cosmetics & Luxury Goods Team of the Year
Moncler
Financial & Professional Services Team of the Year
Voya Financial
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Team of the Year
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli
Healthcare & Life Sciences Team of the Year
Gilead Sciences
Household & Consumer Goods Team of the Year
Procter & Gamble
Internet & Telecommunications Team of the Year
Verizon Communications
Not-for-Profit Organisation Team of the Year
American Red Cross
Software & Online Services Team of the Year
Sports, Entertainment & Media Team of the Year
A+E Networks
Technology & Consumer Electronics Team of the Year
Honeywell International
Travel & Leisure Team of the Year
Hard Rock International
Vehicles & Transport Team of the Year
Jaguar Land Rover
In-house Team of the Decade
In-house Counsel of the Year
Colm Dobbyn, MasterCard
Lifetime Achievement
Frederick Mostert