Bristows is a European headquartered firm with offices in London, Dublin and Brussels. As an independent firm, we work with carefully selected local firms all over the world, to provide outstanding support to our clients.
London, UK
Our London headquarters is home to over 300 professionals offering top-tier legal expertise across dispute resolution, transactions, regulatory and advisory services, both domestically and internationally. With a rich history in the life sciences and technology sectors, our go-to advisors are well connected and integrated globally. We collaborate closely with economists, accountants, and industry specialists, ensuring our clients receive comprehensive support in navigating the most complex and challenging matters.
Brussels, Belgium
We opened our first international office in Brussels in May 2018 to continue to support clients in EU law matters.
With Brussels serving as the hub for the EU institutions, our team of European-qualified lawyers has the skills to provide privileged advice on areas of key strategic importance, across transactional matters and disputes. Particular areas of specialism include EU competition law, IP (encompassing patents, trade marks, privacy and data protection issues), and pharmaceutical and other EU regulatory matters. Our experts also have the skills and qualifications to represent clients before the EU authorities and the UPC.
Dublin, Ireland
Our Dublin office opened in 2023 to support clients in matters relating to the Unified Patent Court (UPC), as well as to complement our ability to deliver an outstanding service to our clients on their cross-border transactional and dispute resolution needs.
All of our patent litigation partners and several of the team’s associates are qualified UPC representatives, and our lawyers actively participate in UPC proceedings, both independently and in collaboration with lawyers from other countries.
