Despite the loss of some talent to competitors in recent years, Boult Wade Tennant remains a dominant force for IP prosecution work. As the only boutique to dig both heels into the top tiers of the prosecution tables, 25-partner BWT boasts a truly impressive roster of senior-level, specialist attorneys who cater to a broad spectrum of filing and administrative work. "I do not recall a situation over the past 30 years where it has failed to safeguard the interests of my company," says a loyal client in the medical technology industry. "I can give them [the attorneys] a hand-drafted invention and they can quickly turn it into a draft specification which needs little correction." In addition to managing the European patent portfolios for clients such as Motorola, LG Electronics, Boeing and Yahoo!, the team's drafting expertise and renown won it several new high-profile accounts this year, including Titanium Metals, Cree and Schlumberger. In 2010, Michelle Pratt of the chemical and materials group, and Jason Pelly of the high tech and electrical group were promoted to the partnership. The group filed over 1200 trade mark applications internationally last year.