Chris Adams, Managing IP’s research lead, joins us to explain what practitioners need to know ahead of our first rankings release of 2026.

In this episode, we are joined by Chris Adams, research lead at Managing IP, who talks us through the changes to our 2026 rankings releases.

Starting next week, we will release four batches of jurisdiction-specific rankings, each covering specific practice areas, as well as firm reviews and client testimonials.

Our first release, covering Asia-Pacific, is scheduled for June 4.

Rather than launching separate rankings for different practice areas with multijurisdictional inclusion, practice area rankings will instead be included in four separate jurisdiction-based updates.

The timeline for releases is as follows:

• Asia-Pacific: June 4
• Western Europe: June 25
• CEE Middle East and Africa: July 16
• Americas: July 30

Adams explains why IP STARS decided to make the change and how the new format will help firms plan their communications and marketing material around the rankings.

IP STARS rankings for corporate stars and the Top 250 Women in IP will be published separately.