Cassie is an associate in the patent litigation team, where she works on matters in both the technology and life sciences sectors. She has enjoyed a diverse range of litigation experience since joining Bristows in 2024, working on cases in both the UK High Court and UK Court of Appeal as well as in the Unified Patents Court.

Cassie is a keen litigator; to date, she has been involved in UK SEP/FRAND litigation on behalf of a multinational electronics company, defended a client in a UK patent infringement dispute concerning omega-3 microbial oils (in both the Patents Court and the Court of Appeal), and has defended a client in a UPC infringement action relating to soft tissue implants (alongside a respective UK claim for patent revocation between the same parties).

As well as litigation matters, Cassie also works on a number of global coordination projects for pharmaceutical clients, which has included defending interim injunction applications.

Cassie also has a keen interest in business development initiatives, and regularly drafts weekly update articles for Bristows’ Irides newsletter, records for the “You, me and the UPC” podcast, and has contributed as an author to issue 2 of the UPC PI annual.

Cassie is passionate about inclusion and sustainability initiatives, and is also a member of the firms Charities Committee, and helps out with the firm’s graduate recruitment programmes.

Prior to joining Bristows, Cassie trained and qualified at a leading international law firm where she worked on matters across a broad range of intellectual property rights, and has experience in copyright, trade marks and patents. During her training contract, Cassie also gained experience in a wide range of other practice areas, including commercial litigation.