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Dominic AdairPartner

Dominic is a patent litigation specialist focusing on life sciences disputes, particularly in relation to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Dominic has handled cases across the range of tribunals in the UK and the EPO and has coordinated litigation across the world.

Tim AllenPartner

Tim has a broad range of transactional commercial real estate experience acting for clients ranging from institutional investors and blue chip technology companies to high net worth private individuals.

Oliver AlsopAssociate

Oliver joined Bristows in March 2020 as an associate in the corporate and tax team.

Rebecca AndersenSenior Associate

Rebecca is an experienced commercial, outsourcing and technology specialist. She advises on complex contracts and strategic projects, as well as “business as usual” matters and data protection/privacy issues.

Rachel ArnisonAssociate

Rachel is an associate in the Bristows tax team with valuable experience advising on a wide variety of tax matters, particularly in relation to corporate tax, employee incentives and real estate tax.

Emily AtkinsonAssociate

Emily completed training in September 2020 and is now working in the employment team.

Hafsa BabarTrainee Solicitor

Hafsa is a trainee solicitor in the commercial technology and copyright disputes team at Bristows.

Greg’s extensive scientific background gives him a valuable understanding of technical issues that can underlie IP matters, particularly in the life sciences field. For over 15 years, he has advised and represented clients on small molecule pharmaceuticals, biologics (originators and biosimilars), medical devices (hardware and software), as well as in the cosmetics, chemicals, technology, shipping and online publishing sectors. Greg has represented clients in many patent cases before both the English High Court (including Patents Court) and Court of Appeal. In addition, Greg has extensive experience of strategic multinational litigation in multiple jurisdictions, including at the EPO, through global pharmaceutical product coordination projects for many clients. He is also an Authorised Representative before the UPC. He has also spent time on secondment to the IP litigation department of a leading IP law firm in the Netherlands as well as the UK legal department of a global healthcare IT company, working on non-contentious IP/IT, regulatory and commercial matters. Greg is a member of AIPPI (Association for Protection of Intellectual Property), EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association) and EPLIT (European Patent Litigators Association), and is a regular speaker at international conferences on UK and international patent litigation. Greg is also the editor of our <a href="https://www.bristows.com/on-the-pulse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On the Pulse</a> life sciences microsite and one of the editors of our Biotech Review publication which explores key issues and developments in the biotech space, and co-authored the UK chapter of the AIPLA’s International Patent Litigation guide. Example cases: <ul> <li>DSM v Mara Renewables & Algal Omega 3 – Patents Court litigation concerning omega-3 microbial oils, and processes for their manufacture.</li> <li>Novartis v Teva & Ors – Patents Court and Court of Appeal litigation concerning dosage regime patent for client’s blockbuster fingolimod product (Gilenya®), including ground-breaking application for interim injunctive relief pre-patent grant and significant decisions on the availability of Arrow declarations for use in foreign proceedings.</li> <li>Otsuka v GW Pharma – IP licence dispute relating to client’s Epidiolex®/Epidyolex® cannabidiol (CBD) treatment for epilepsy.</li> <li>Lilly v Novartis; UCB v Novartis – acting for Novartis in relation to global enforcement of IL-17AF antibody patent portfolio against IL-17 antibody products Taltz® and Bimzelx®.</li> <li>Parainen Pearl Shipping v Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi – case on exhaustion of patent rights in a pneumatic cement discharge system for a ship, including a pan-European jurisdiction challenge.</li> <li>Novartis v Focus, Actavis & Teva – Patents Court and Court of Appeal patent litigation concerning transdermal dosage regime patent for rivastigmine (Exelon®), including global coordination of parallel litigation and EPO opposition.</li> <li>Orion v SS for Health and Social Care & Ever Neuro – judicial review challenge to decision of MHRA to grant generic marketing authorisation for dexmedetomidine hydrochloride, involving question of whether pre-accession Czech MA was compatible with Directive 2001/83/EC and thus the first MA for the purposes of calculating the term of data exclusivity.</li> <li>Celltrion v Biogen, Roche & Genentech – clearing the way revocation action in the Patents Court in relation to biosimilar rituximab product (MabThera®).</li> <li>Merck Serono v AbbVie – clearing the way revocation action in the Patents Court in relation to biosimilar adalimumab product (Humira®).</li> <li>ConvaTec v Smith & Nephew – long-running case in the Patents Court and Court of Appeal concerning patents and claims to misuse of confidential information in relation to gel-forming wound dressings (Durafiber®), and subsequent damages claim under a cross-undertaking.</li> <li>Allergan v Ipsen – patent litigation in the Patents Court on second medical use patents to botulinum toxin (Dysport®).</li> <li>Servier v National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) – successful judicial review of NICE decision not to recommend a client’s osteoporosis treatment (Protelos®).</li> </ul>

Gregory BaconPartner

Greg is an experienced IP lawyer with a particular focus on patent litigation in the life sciences sector.

Victoria BaronSenior Associate

Victoria specialises in contentious media and data protection matters. She primarily acts for technology and media companies in relation to disputes concerning content, with a particular emphasis on privacy, data protection and defamation.

Gemma BarrettPartner

Gemma is an experienced patent specialist with a focus on advising clients in the chemical and life sciences sector in relation to patent disputes and strategy. She has experience before the English Patent Courts and in the worldwide coordination of patent portfolios.

Christopher BatesSenior Associate

Chris is an senior associate in the regulatory team at Bristows, where he advises clients on a wide range of regulatory issues that impact life sciences products including medicines, medical devices and cosmetics.

James BatsfordAssociate

James completed training in September 2020 and is now working in the competition team.

Camille BeckmannTrainee Solicitor

Camille is a trainee solicitor in the commercial technology and copyright disputes team at Bristows.

Drishi R BeeharryAssociate

Drishi is an associate in the corporate & tax team at Bristows and advises domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate matters.

Henry BenthamAssociate

Henry joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2019. He completed training in September 2021 and is now working in the commercial technology & copyright disputes team.

Nadine BleachSenior Associate

Nadine advises on a range of complex patent disputes encompassing a variety of different subject matters. Her background in physics makes her particularly suited to work in technical fields.

Jeremy is dual qualified and acts before the UK courts and also EU institutions such as the EUIPO and CJEU. He is an IP specialist and has advised on many high profile contentious cases involving trade marks, copyright, designs, and confidential information. Jeremy has acted in some of the leading cases that have developed intellectual property law such as: <ul> <li>L’Oreal v eBay which concerned the liability of online e-commerce platforms and was the first case to consider injunctions against non-infringing intermediaries.</li> <li>Cadbury v Nestle which concerned the registrability of the shape of a four fingered KitKat chocolate bar.</li> <li>Glaxo v Sandoz concerning the colour and shape of an asthma inhaler for passing off.</li> </ul> Though many of his clients are claimants, Jeremy has been part of the team that has made Bristows the UK’s leading trade mark defence firm having defended Vectura, Fidelis, Verweij Fashion, YouView and BDO Unibank in full trials before the High Court. More recently Jeremy has defended: <ul> <li>Glebe Farm in the widely publicised trade mark infringement and passing off claim brought by Oatly AB</li> <li>Muzmatch in the widely publicised trade mark infringement and passing off claim brought by Match.com.</li> </ul> Jeremy also has extensive registered design, unregistered design and copyright litigation experience for a diverse range of products ranging from luxury jewellery and fashion, plastic containers, artworks, pharmaceutical products and consumer goods. Jeremy has extensive experience in seeking or defending interim relief applications and has successfully obtained interim injunctions, seizure orders and Norwich Pharmacal orders (requiring a third party to disclose details of an alleged infringer). Jeremy is a specialist in advising on strategies to combat IP infringement in the digital world and has advised on a number of cases regarding online infringement. As part of his breach of confidential information practice, Jeremy has considerable experience in arbitration including before the LCIA, SCC and ICC. Jeremy specialises in arbitration involving technical subject matter and his cases have ranged from chemical compounds used in deodorants to chemical processes. Many of his arbitration cases involve substantial damages claims. He is widely recognised by the legal directories and is listed as a “leading practitioner” by Legal 500 and is one of a small group of Gold ranked litigators by World Trade Mark Review. Currently Jeremy is Chair of the MARQUES Dispute Resolution committee and is a member of various INTA committees.

Jeremy BlumPartner

Jeremy is dual qualified and acts before the UK courts and also EU institutions such as the EUIPO and CJEU. He is an IP specialist and has advised on many high profile contentious cases involving trade marks, copyright, designs, and confidential information.

Edwin BondSenior Associate

Edwin works with businesses in the technology, pharmaceutical and consumer goods sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters, and has particular experience of advising on the complex issues arising where competition law and IP law intersect.

James BoonPartner

James specialises in contentious IP matters and has a breadth of experience in advising on patent disputes in the telecommunication, electronics, aeronautics and oil and gas fields.

Xisca BorrásPartner

Xisca is a dual-qualified lawyer in England & Wales and Spain who specialises in all aspects of EU and UK regulatory law in the biopharmaceutical and medical technologies sectors.

Andy is joint head of the patent litigation department. His advice covers the full range of intellectual property rights, with a particular emphasis on patents, trade marks, registered designs and trade secrets. Andy has considerable experience of representing high profile clients in IP disputes across a wide range of technologies, including complex mechanical and FMCG products, pharmaceuticals, mobile phones, automotives, electronics and medical devices. He has conducted several successful mediations of IP disputes and regularly provides freedom to operate and validity opinions. Frequently, he is asked by clients to coordinate cross-border litigation. He also has experience of making discovery applications to UK courts pursuant to letters of request/letters rogatory issued by foreign courts. Andy has acted in many of the leading cases over recent years. These include the Unwired Planet/Conversant case in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on SEP/FRAND licensing [2020] UKSC 37 on behalf of ZTE. Other clients include Siemens, Samsung, Kennametal and Heineken. Andy is frequently asked to comment and lecture on IP issues and is a regular speaker at international conferences on strategic considerations for European and international patent litigation. He regularly provides comments to the national press on intellectual property issues. He is on the Lexis Nexis IP & IT Editorial Board. Recent cases include: <ul> <li>Unwired Planet v Samsung (acting for Samsung).</li> <li>Heineken v Anheuser–Busch (acting for Heineken).</li> <li>Wobben v Siemens (acting for Siemens, also on appeal).</li> <li>Sandvik v Kennametal (acting for Kennametal).</li> <li>Conversant v ZTE (acting for ZTE in patent trials concerning standard essential patents, anti-suit injunction hearing, and hearings up to the Supreme Court on jurisdiction issues concerning FRAND licensing).</li> <li>Jushi v OCV (acting for Jushi in leading Court of Appeal case relating to overlapping ranges).</li> <li>Alcon Pharmaceuticals v Pharmathen (acting for Alcon in preliminary injunction proceedings).</li> <li>Allergan v Ipsen (acting for Ipsen in case involving Swiss-type and EPC 2000 claims).</li> <li>BAE v Thales (acting for Thales).</li> <li>Kenilworth v Blackberry and Microsoft (acting for Kenilworth).</li> <li>Siemens v Seagate (acting for Siemens in Northern Irish proceedings).</li> </ul>

Andrew BowlerPartner

Andy Bowler is an IP litigator with over 20 years experience. He is joint head of patent litigation. Andy acts for a range of leading companies across different sectors. In addition to UK litigation and related advisory work, he is commonly called upon to coordinate litigation round the world.

Sean-Paul BrankinOf Counsel

Sean-Paul has over 25 years of experience as a competition law advisor and enforcer. His practice covers complex advisory work, merger control and competition litigation. Clients say he provides “very practical, commercial advice”.

Sarah Bratton-BishopAssociate

Sarah is an associate in the corporate group and advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, equity and debt financing and corporate governance.

Sophie BrittonAssociate

As a trainee, Sophie spent nine months in the patent litigation team working primarily on matters in the life sciences sector and was involved in litigation in the High Court, including working on Alcon v Aspire & Accord (Patents Court).

Francion BrooksSenior Associate

Francion advises on all areas of EU and UK competition law, specalising in the cross-over with IP law and focused on the digital/technology, life sciences and retail/FMCG sectors.

Mark BrownPartner

Mark is head of Bristows’ Commercial & Technology Disputes team. He has over 25 years’ experience handling complex contract and tort disputes at all levels of the English courts and in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. He also coordinates parallel proceedings in overseas jurisdictions.

Robert BurrowsPartner

Robert is joint head of patent litigation. He has a PhD in molecular genetics and is particularly active for life science companies.

Katie CambrookSenior Associate

Katie works in patent and trade mark infringement matters. She also has experience of copyright matters.

Rachael CartwrightSenior Associate

Rachael is a senior associate in IP litigation and works with clients in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors.

Miranda CassPartner

Miranda is a corporate tax specialist with over 30 years’ experience.

Luca CericolaTrainee Solicitor

Luca joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in September 2022 and is part of the competition team.

Adrian ChewSenior Associate

Adrian specialises in patent disputes, particularly in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

Fariha ChowdhuryTrainee Solicitor

Fariha is a trainee solicitor in the corporate, tax and employment team at Bristows. Fariha completed her LLB in Law at Queen Mary University of London.

Simon ClarkPartner

Simon specialises in copyright and design rights, database rights, trade marks, passing off, domain names and breach of confidence.

Julia CockroftPartner

Julia is a partner in the tax team advising on a range of corporate and real estate tax matters.

Liz CohenPartner

Liz is a highly experienced and well regarded IP specialist with a focus on counselling clients in the Life Sciences sector on national and international patent strategy and litigation.

Ben ColemanSenior Associate

Ben is a senior associate specialising in commercial dispute resolution. He advises businesses across a range of sectors in connection with disputes and litigation with contractual counterparties and other third parties, particularly in technology and related industries.

Anna CookPartner

Anna Cook is a technology lawyer specialising in all aspects of dispute resolution and IT. She has more than 20 years’ experience in disputes relating to outsourcing, IT projects, software licensing, confidentiality and copyright issues.

Brian CorderyPartner

Brian specialises in intellectual property dispute resolution with a focus on patent litigation in the life sciences sector.

Justin CostleyOf Counsel

Justin is co-head of Bristows' employment law team. He primarily focuses on advising customers and suppliers in both the public and private sector on the TUPE and employment related aspects of large outsourcing projects.

Adam CoughlinSenior Associate

Adam advises a range of life sciences and technology clients on matters such as technology transfer arrangements, research and development collaborations, IP ownership, supply chain agreements, financings, licensing deals and merger and acquisition transactions.

Jamie CoxAssociate

Jamie assists a portfolio of technology, media and telecoms clients with a variety of commercial, IT and data protection matters, including commercial technology procurement and outsourcing deals.

Toby CrickPartner

Toby advises on and negotiates commercial, tech and outsourcing agreements. He has particular expertise in working with clients to help them manage and structure complex deals and is recognised for his work on digital transformation, software and telecoms projects.

Nicholas CrossSenior Associate

Nick advises on a broad range of UK and international clients on a range of corporate and commercial transactions.

Hannah CrowtherPartner

Hannah advises on all areas of data protection and privacy law, helping multinational and UK organisations navigate the changing landscape of EU and UK data protection law including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy.

Amy CullenSenior Associate

Amy is a litigation senior associate focusing particularly on patent litigation. She has experience of complex multi-jurisdictional patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, telecoms and consumer product sectors.

Marc DautlichPartner

Marc is a technology specialist with over 25 years' experience in private practice and in-house at Equifax and Microsoft.. He advises clients in the technology, life sciences and financial services sectors on data protection, cyber risk and digital matters.

Matt DennisPartner

Matt has over 30 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of corporate law in particular domestic and international M&A, equity financings and venture capital, joint ventures, IPO’s and other securities issues.

Alex DenoonPartner

Alex is passionate about the life sciences sector and advises about regulatory issues all day every day.

Krishiv DesaiTrainee Solicitor

Krishiv is a trainee solicitor in the patent litigation team at Bristows. He graduated in 2021 with a MSci in Physics with Theoretical Physics.

Chris DevlinSenior Associate

Chris advises clients on a variety of corporate and finance transactions including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, debt financing, reorganisations and joint ventures primarily across the technology and life sciences sectors.

Richard DickinsonPartner

Richard is a partner in the commercial IP team where his practice focuses on commercial transactions and advisory work that involves the development, exploitation and protection of IP rights.

Chloe DicksonSenior Associate

Chloe has acted in IP disputes before the English courts, including the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. She also works on the coordination of international patent disputes and has experience in the enforcement of Community Plant Variety Rights.

Melissa DixTrainee Solicitor

Melissa is a trainee solicitor in the regulatory team at Bristows.

Jamie DruckerSenior Associate

Jamie specialises in data protection and privacy law.

Sally DunstanSenior Associate

Sally has particular expertise in relation to trade mark prosecution, registry disputes, and brand protection and commercialisation.

David DurganAssociate

David advises clients in relation to technology disputes, including distressed IT projects, copyright, cyber and media litigation.

Jessica EbhomenyeSenior Associate

Jessica has broad experience across all aspects of commercial property, specifically landlord/tenant, acquisitions/disposal, asset management and property finance.

Mike EdgarSenior Associate

Mike specialises in commercial transactions related to information technology and data privacy. He has advised on a range of technology agreements.

Teresa EdmundPartner

Teresa is head of Bristows’ real estate practice and has many years’ experience as a commercial real estate specialist. She has particular expertise acting for clients engaged in innovative technologies and life sciences as well as those in the retail sector with a particular focus on garden centre retail.

Louise EldridgePartner

Louise advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings (including IPOs and secondary public offers) and joint ventures.

Alice Esuola-GrantAssociate

Alice specialises in commercial transactions relating to information technology and intellectual property. She has advised clients in a wide range of industries, with particular expertise in advising consumer-facing clients.

Lizzie FieldOf Counsel

Lizzie is of counsel in the employment team at Bristows. She specialises in employment and immigration law with a particular expertise in international HR matters.

Emily FloodProfessional Support Lawyer

Emily is a professional support lawyer in the patent litigation team at Bristows. Emily qualified in Australia after completing her science and law degrees, and diploma in Chinese. Prior to moving to London, she practised IP law in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Naomi FoaleTrainee Solicitor

Naomi is a trainee solicitor and is currently working in the commercial IP/IT team at Bristows. She is particularly interested in the interaction between technology and the law.

Lucie FortuneSenior Associate

Lucie specialises in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution. Her practice encompasses the full range of IP rights, including patents, trade marks, designs and copyright.

Angela FouracrePartner

Angela specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes, with particular expertise in dealing with IT, outsourcing and IP contract disputes as well as disputes arising out of data leaks and the misuse of confidential information.

Charlie FrenchSenior Associate

Charlie is an experienced intellectual property litigator, focusing predominantly on patent disputes in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields. In addition to her experience in the English courts, Charlie assists parties in arbitral disputes and the coordination of international patent litigation and life-cycle management.

Sophie FrenchAssociate

Gemma GibbsSenior Associate

Gemma specialises in transactional and advisory matters involving intellectual property across a range of sectors, including life sciences, technology, media and retail.

Katy GibsonAssociate

Katy is an associate in the commercial IP/IT group. She advises on a wide range of matters relating to intellectual property and information technology, as well as a variety of commercial matters.

Ralph GilesAssociate

Ralph is an associate in the Commercial IP & IT group. He advises on a variety of commercial matters, with a focus on intellectual property and information technology transactions and public procurement matters.

Saaira GillSenior Associate (Trade Mark Attorney)

Saaira advises on a range of trade mark matters, both contentious and non-contentious, as well as related copyright and design issues.

Iva GobacAssociate

Iva is an Associate in the Brands, Designs and Copyright team.

Robert GrahamOf Counsel

Robert is a disputes lawyer, with a specific focus on the resolution of technology-related disputes, including those relating to software development, outsourcing projects, software licensing and data security.

Ian GrusellePartner

Ian is head of the trade mark portfolios group. He advises on all aspects of trade marks and designs including clearance searches, registration, opposition proceedings and portfolio management.

Portia GuidottiAssociate

Portia joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020.

Anna HallTrainee Solicitor

Anna is a trainee solicitor and is currently part of the patent litigation team at Bristows. She is particularly interested in the interaction between business, science and the law.

Kathryn HamblyAssociate

Faye HarrisonSenior Associate

Faye is a senior associate in the data protection team. Her practice includes privacy compliance strategies, individual rights requests, direct marketing and data transfer mechanisms. She also has a background in commercial IT transactions and has spent time on a number of client secondments.

Sam HarveyAssociate

Laura HarwoodSenior Associate

Laura specialises in IP and technology transactions. While she acts for a broad range of clients on their IP and technology projects, she has a particular focus on and expertise in advising clients in the fashion, luxury goods and retail sectors.

Jamie HatzelAssociate

Jamie joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2019. He completed training in September 2021 and is now working in the regulatory team.

Charlie HawesSenior Associate

Charlie is a senior associate in the commercial IP/IT team. Charlie advises on a wide range of commercial and regulatory issues relating to software, data privacy and digital communications.

Naomi HazenbergSenior Associate

Naomi specialises in contentious intellectual property matters. Whilst she advises on a wide range of issues and subject matters, her practice has a particular focus on patent litigation.

Toby HeaddonSenior Associate

Toby Headdon is an intellectual property and data litigator and advisor. He works mainly with clients in the technology, design, digital media and life sciences sectors.

Tim HeapsSenior Associate

Tim's experience covers both contentious and non-contentious matters, with a focus on trade mark and copyright disputes, patents, confidential information and advertising advisory work.

David HemmingAssociate

David is an associate in the patent litigation team at Bristows and has a strong interest in the pharmaceutical sector. Prior to joining Bristows, David obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry.

Olivia HenrySenior Associate

Olivia is a senior associate in the IP litigation department.

Sean HessAssociate

Sean is a trainee solicitor and is part of the corporate team.

Will HewittAssociate

Will joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2019. He completed training in September 2021 and is now working in the commercial IP/IT team.

Sarah HillSenior Associate

Sarah has particular expertise in litigation project management. She has over 15 years of experience advising on and project managing intensive commercial and technology disputes at all stages of litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on disputes involving difficult points of contractual interpretation.

Yen HoeAssociate

Chris HolderPartner

Chris is an experienced commercial IT lawyer who was one of the first specialist IT outsourcing lawyers in the UK and one of the first to recognise the significance of artificial intelligence and robotics for the future development of technology and the law.

Suzanne HooksSenior Associate

Suzanne has experience in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on real estate finance.

David HornerPartner

David is a corporate lawyer who advises on a wide range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, spin-outs from universities and research institutions, international capital markets and corporate restructurings.

Amy HowlettTrainee Solicitor

Amy is a trainee solicitor and is part of the patent litigation team at Bristows.

Kyrana HulsteinTrainee Solicitor

Kyrana joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in September 2022 and is part of the patent litigation team.

Matthew HuntSenior Associate

Matthew specialises in EU and UK competition law.

Sarah HussleinSenior Associate

Sarah is an experienced lawyer, advising on all aspects of trade marks and designs including clearance searches, filing strategies, international portfolio management and disputes. She has a particular expertise in representing clients before the United Kingdom and European Union Offices, as well as the French Courts.

Sean IbbetsonSenior Associate

Sean is a senior associate in the brands, designs and copyright team.

Zoe IbbetsonAssociate

Zoe is an associate in the real estate team at Bristows and acts for a range of clients on their commercial property matters.

Nellie JacksonPartner

Nellie is a partner at Bristows within the brands, designs & copyright team. Her experience covers the full range of intellectual property issues, with particular expertise in relation to trade mark portfolio management, brand protection and exploitation.

Louisa JacobsSenior Associate

Louisa specialises in transactional and non-contentious intellectual property matters with a particular focus on the life sciences industry, advising on R&D collaborations, IP licences and a range of other commercial arrangements.

Myles specialises in intellectual property matters with an emphasis on litigation. While his practice covers the full range of intellectual property rights it has focused in recent years upon high-tech patent litigation for multinational companies – his clients include Samsung, Google, Pratt & Whitney and ZTE. Myles is also part of Bristows’ competition department with experience of handling competition disputes before the UK courts and the European Commission. His work within this department has given him considerable experience in the interface between IPRs and anti-trust issues, particularly in the telecoms sector where he has acted in a number of leading UK cases including Samsung v Apple, IPCom v Nokia/HTC, Unwired Planet v Samsung and Conversant v ZTE. This experience has meant Myles is at the front of the developing legal area of FRAND dispute resolution. Myles’ post-doctoral level engineering training particularly suits him to the more technically demanding cases within his patent practice. Recent cases within this practice have focused on the computing, telecoms and computer gaming sectors. Myles also, however, acts for a number of industrial clients notably in the aerospace and robotic technology sectors. Myles is a qualified Solicitor-Advocate with full rights of audience before all the UK’s civil courts. He is a member of AIPPI and is the former President of the Board of The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), a non-profit making Association of experienced patent lawyers in the European community with the aim of promoting the equitable and efficacious handling of patent disputes across Europe. His practice has an international nature, with the vast majority of cases in the last 20 years including the co-ordination of parallel cases in jurisdictions throughout the EU and the US. He has closely followed the development of the pan-European Unified Patent Court (UPC) throughout its gestation, attending and speaking at two of EPLAW’s Venice Patent Judges Congresses in the last five years.

Myles JelfPartner

Myles specialises in intellectual property matters and his practice covers the full range of intellectual property rights it has focused in recent years upon high-tech patent litigation for multinational companies.

James JohnstonTrainee Solicitor

James joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2023 and is part of the competition team.

Paul JordanPartner

Paul specialises in advertising and marketing law and brand protection matters generally. His wide range of clients includes major brand owners, car manufacturers, retailers, airlines, financial service providers and media companies.

Alex KeenlysidePartner

Alex is an experienced litigator specialising in contentious media and data protection matters. He primarily acts for media and techn companies in relation to content, with a particular emphasis on defamation, privacy and data protection disputes.

Antonia KendrickTrainee Solicitor

Antonia is a trainee solicitor and is currently working in the brands, designs and copyright team at Bristows.

Hugo Kent-EganAssociate

Hugo joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2019. He completed training in September 2021 and is now working in the regulatory team.

Vik KhuranaPartner

Vik is a commercial technology lawyer, advising clients in a diverse range of sectors.

Gemma KirschSenior Associate

Gemma is an associate in our real estate department with a broad range of experience in all aspects of commercial property work with a particular focus on acquisitions/disposals, asset management and corporate occupier work.

Rebecca KirtleyAssociate

Rebecca joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020.

Alex KtoridesRisk & Compliance Manager

As the Risk & Compliance Manager at Bristows, Alex is responsible for the programs and processes that support the firm's compliance framework.

Ellen LambrixPartner

Ellen is a partner in our commercial IP team. She specialises in advising on non-contentious IP matters, particularly in the life sciences sector. Her clients range from multinational companies to start-ups and research organisations. She has significant experience advising on high value transactions including licensing, R&D collaborations and settlements.

Sophie specialises in EU and UK competition law and litigation. She has a particular interest in working with businesses in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, and in relation to the competition issues that arise in connection with standardised technology. Her practice spans all competition issues, but has a particular focus on litigation and investigations. Sophie has significant experience of competition litigation in the UK courts. She has been involved both in pure competition law actions, acting for both claimants and defendants, and in several substantial pieces of patent litigation in which competition defences have been raised. Sophie has market-leading experience of cases involving FRAND licensing obligations, acting for both implementers and patentees. Alongside this, Sophie’s case load to date has included defending applications for interim injunctive relief, handling mixed stand-alone/follow-on damages claims, raising and defending competition issues arising from the seeking of remedies in IP cases and claims arising from IP licences. Alongside her litigation case-load, Sophie handles competition authority investigations at both EU and national level, including in dawn raid situations. A recent focus has been on CMA investigations into the UK generics sector. Issues on which she has advised in this context include both substantive competition law and procedural issues, such as legal professional privilege, as well as dealing with competition director disqualification cases which are now a focus for the UK competition regulator. Sophie is Vice Chair (Competition) of the Competition Law Association (CLA) Committee. She regularly contributes feedback on competition policy issues, as well as speaking at conferences and writing on competition law issues in journals and blogs. Sophie is a regular contributor to Bristows’ blog on the competition/IP interface, the <a href="https://www.bristows.com/clipboard/">CLIP Board</a>. She also teaches the competition law module on the University of Oxford Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice course.

Sophie LawrancePartner

Sophie specialises in EU and UK competition law and litigation. She has a particular interest in working with businesses in technology and pharmaceutical sectors, and in relation to the competition issues that arise in connection with standardised technology.

Janna LawrenceAssociate

Elisa LindemannAssociate

Elisa joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2019. She completed training in September 2021 and is now working in the commercial IP/IT team.

Marc LinsnerAssociate

Marc works in the brands, designs and copyright team.

Cosima LumleyAssociate

Cosima joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020.

Emma Macalister HallSenior Associate

Emma advises on a range of data protection and privacy issues, including those raised by the General Data Protection Regulation, e-Privacy and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

Ewan MacAulayAssociate

Ewan joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020.

Mac MacmillanOf Counsel

Mac advises on all aspects of IT law with a particular focus on data protection and the provision of IT related services.

Naina MangrolaAssociate

Naina advises on commercial IP, IT and data privacy matters.

Angelica MartellatoTrainee Trade Mark Attorney

Angelica has worked in intellectual property since 2016 and previously worked in London at an international law firm.

Jamie MayAssociate

Jamie advises clients on a range of domestic and international corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, investments and reorganisations, as well as general corporate matters.

Jerry MertonPartner/Chief Financial Officer

Jerry is a Partner and Bristows’ Chief Financial Officer, and works with the Joint Managing Partners in devising and implementing the firm’s strategy.

Christopher MillardSenior Counsel

Christopher has over 35 years' experience in technology law, both in academia and legal practice.

Alex MocanuTrainee Solicitor

Alex is a trainee solicitor and is part of the patent litigation team at Bristows.

Rachel MumbyPartner

Rachel advises on patent litigation matters across a broad range of subject matters, but with a particular interest in the chemical and life sciences sectors.

Samuel MundayAssociate

Samuel advises on a broad range of corporate transactional matters, as well as providing general corporate advice to clients.

Erik MüürseppAssociate

Erik is a commercial lawyer with a background in life sciences who advises a range of clients in innovative industries on the effective commercialisation of intellectual property and technology assets.

Patrick NewlandsTrainee Solicitor

Patrick is a trainee solicitor in the patent litigation team at Bristows. Patrick competed his MEng Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bath.

Anna Ní UiginnAssociate

Anna joined Bristows in January 2022 as an associate in the commercial IP/IT team, having previously worked in a US firm and a leading Irish corporate law firm.

Jennifer NoelOf Counsel

Jennifer deals with all trade mark issues. She has many years’ experience in dealing with UK, International and European Union Trade Marks and in managing international portfolios.

Kate O’SullivanAssociate

Kate joined Bristows as a trainee in 2016 and qualified as an associate in the IP litigation department in 2018.

Nicola OkerekeTrainee Solicitor

Nicola is a trainee solicitor and is part of the corporate, tax & employment team at Bristows.

Freya OllerearnshawSenior Associate

Freya is a senior associate in the commercial and technology disputes team at Bristows. Freya advises both customer and supplier clients in relation to all aspects of technology disputes, distressed IT projects and data breaches.

Daniel OwenAssociate

Daniel joined Bristows in 2021, having trained and qualified at a magic circle law firm. He advises on transactions relating to intellectual property and information technology.

Max PalmerSenior Associate

Max joined Bristows as an associate in March 2019 and is currently working in the commercial and technology disputes team.

Jake PalmerAssociate

Jake is an associate in the brands, designs and copyright team.

Marek PeteckiPartner

Marek is a partner in the corporate practice. He advises companies and investors who are active in IP-rich sectors; in particular the life sciences, technology and consumer products sectors.

Claire Phipps-JonesSenior Associate

Claire is a senior associate specialising primarily in patent litigation in the life sciences sector. Her biochemistry background provides an excellent basis for the technical aspects of such disputes.

Richard PinckneyPartner

Richard specialises in IP disputes with a focus on patent litigation and the technology sector.

Florence PlisnerAssociate

Utilising her background in biochemistry, Florence has worked on a variety of UK patent infringement and invalidity proceedings across the life sciences sector.

Anneke PolAssociate

Anneke is an associate in the commercial IP/IT team at Bristows. She has experience developing bespoke agreements that intelligently reflect legal and commercial arrangements. Anneke has a reputation for working on innovative and unorthodox technology transactions.

Rob PowellSenior Associate

Rob operates across the firm’s commercial IP, IT & data privacy practice, offering practical and commercially focused advice and assistance in each area to clients of all sizes, primarily in the tech and media sectors.

Charles PurdieAssociate

Charlie specialises in dispute resolution with particular expertise in disputes arising out of IT and technology contracts, including copyright licensing.

Manon RattleAssociate

Manon completed training in September 2023 and is now working in the employment team.

Matthew RaynorSenior Associate

Matthew specialises in intellectual property litigation with a particular focus on patent litigation in the technology sector.

Dhara ReddyAssociate

Iain RedfordPartner

Iain has extensive experience of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and private equity transactions. His clients include UK and international corporates, institutional investors and technology growth companies.

Tabitha ReedTrainee Solicitor

Tabitha is a trainee solicitor and is currently working in the commercial IP/IT team at Bristows.

Sophie ReesSenior Associate

Sophie is a senior associate in the corporate team. Her experience includes advising on complex international private and public M&A transactions, supporting UK businesses with their nationwide acquisitions, and working with companies and investors on venture capital and private equity investments.

Ben ReevesAssociate

Ben is an associate in the patent litigation team at Bristows.

Manuel ReyAssociate

Prior to becoming a trainee solicitor as of August 2019, Manuel worked as a Professional Support Lawyer in our IP litigation department.

Victoria RodriguezSenior Associate

Victoria is a dual-qualified solicitor specialised in all aspects of brand protection and trade marks including portfolio management, clearance searches and trade mark disputes.

Helen RoseProfessional Support Lawyer

Helen is a professional support lawyer in the commercial IP/IT team. She specialises in transactions involving intellectual property and information technology. She advises clients for whom intellectual property and technology are a priority across a range of sectors, including life sciences, cloud computing and digital services.

Jonathan RossAssociate

Jonathan joined Bristows as a trainee in 2017, having completed a PhD in organic chemistry and protein structure at Oxford University.

Nicholas RoundSenior Associate

Nicholas has experience working with a broad range of technical subject matters including mobile telecommunications and broadcast technology, magnetic resonance medical devices and the use of electromagnetic signals as an indicator for the presence of oil or gas.

Maria RyanAssociate

Maria joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2021 and is currently working in the corporate, tax and employment team.

Emily RyderSenior Associate

Emily works in the commercial IP team.

Alan SansomTrainee Solicitor

Alan joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in September 2023 and is currently working in the patent litigation team.

Miriam SchröderTrainee Solicitor

Miriam joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2023.

Shereen SemnaniAssociate

Kiran SidhuAssociate

Adrian currently serves as one of the firm’s Joint Managing Partners and is an information technology specialist who has market-leading experience advising clients on technology, e-commerce and digital transformation transactions. Adrian’s practice spans a range of sectors including technology, financial services, life sciences and government. He regularly leads and negotiates high profile IT procurement, outsourcing, cloud and complex systems development and integration projects on both the customer and supplier side, and also advises emerging companies on the contracting arrangements and protecting and exploiting IP. Having spent considerable time seconded to various clients such as a global IT services provider, a telecommunications company and an international digital services organisation, Adrian always delivers practical and business-focused solutions to deliver technology projects in the most effective and efficient way. Recent projects Adrian has led include: <ul> <li>A digital transformation project in the financial services sector including the complex multi-vendor integration and implementation of a new customer system and PSD 2 platform</li> <li>Advising a public sector, genomic medicine body on its commercialising strategy and implementation of world-leading sequencing, data and technology arrangements</li> <li>The transformation of a global life sciences company’s IT, network and online systems, including a multi-million pound IT outsourcing transaction</li> <li>A multi-jurisdictional business process outsourcing for a leading technology company delivering a business separation and F&A outsourcing in the FMCG sector</li> <li>Advising a IT, outsourcing and consultancy multinational on structuring and launching new software and IT-solutions</li> <li>Preparing an e-vehicle charging station supplier on its launch of its products and SaaS technology solutions in the UK</li> <li>Advising a Premier League football club on its technology arrangements across its business operations from content and digital media management platforms to payment processing systems</li> </ul>

Adrian SimPartner

Adrian currently serves as one of the firm’s Joint Managing Partners and is a leading technology transactional lawyer with recognised expertise in negotiating and advising on business critical technology deals. He always brings his depth of experience in customer and supplier side transactions coupled with a responsive and effective approach to client care to every matter.

Claire SmithPartner

Claire specialises in commercial transactions that involve the development and commercialisation of IP rights and in corporate and investment deals where IP is an important asset. She works with a wide variety of clients, particularly those in the life sciences, technology, media and consumer product sectors.

Stephen SmithPartner

Stephen currently serves as one of the firm's Joint Managing Partners and has 20 years’ experience advising across a broad range of EU and UK competition law matters.

Tarryn SmithAssociate

Tarryn advises clients on numerous data protection matters, with a keen interest in the adtech industry. Tarryn has experience in both private practice and as in-house counsel, working in different jurisdictions.

Trecina SookhooAssociate (Trade Mark Attorney)

Trecina joined Bristows in March 2019 and is part of the brands group.

Sebastian StewartAssociate

Sebastian joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2021 and is now an Associate in the Commercial IT team.

Christopher StubbsAssociate

Richard SwaineOf Counsel

Richard has a broad range of experience advising both UK and international clients, including both listed and private companies as well as high net-worth individuals, on corporate and commercial issues.

Stephanie TaylorSenior Associate (Trade Mark Attorney)

Stephanie is Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with over 10 years’ private practice experience.

Rebekka ThomasAssociate

Hedley TiptonAssociate

Hedley is an associate in the real estate team at Bristows and is experienced in advising on a wide range of commercial property matters with an emphasis on corporate occupier, acquisitions and disposals and corporate support work.

Aida TohalaAssociate

Aida specialises in intellectual property litigation with experience particularly in the life sciences sector.

Gareth is a partner and head of the Bristows employment team. He joined Bristows in November 2021. Gareth’s practice covers all aspects of employment law, including Tribunal and High Court litigation. The primary focus of Gareth’s work is on non-contentious employment matters: employment contracts and bonus arrangements; senior executive appointments and terminations; international assignments; complex investigations; reorganisations and redundancies; the people issues arising from outsourcing arrangements and corporate transactions; and international HR projects. Gareth also specialises in immigration law and leads the Bristows’ global mobility practice. He supports businesses with the movement of their workforce around the world and the recruitment and retention of international talent. Gareth’s dual employment and immigration expertise gives his practice a natural international focus. He advises clients across a variety of sectors but has particular experience of acting for businesses within the financial services, technology and life sciences sectors. Gareth’s clients include large multi-national companies. However, he also has a real passion for working with innovative, rapid growth companies, helping them to set up, and grow, in new territories. Gareth’s recent work includes: <ul> <li>supporting a fintech business on the roll-out of new contracts to senior managers and certified persons prior to the award of its banking licence;</li> <li>advising a global technology business on the employment aspects of an acquisition across 15 jurisdictions;</li> <li>designing an investigations training course for an international technology business and delivering it across multiple jurisdictions;</li> <li>advising a financial institution on the resolution of a sensitive and high-value whistleblowing claim;</li> <li>advising a number of clients on workforce planning strategies and the implications of the new immigration system following the end of EU free movement into the UK.</li> </ul> Gareth speaks publicly on a broad range of employment and immigration topics and regularly hosts thought leadership discussions on evolving employment laws and practices. He has considerable experience of designing and delivering bespoke in-house training programmes for clients. Gareth has spent time in-house at a leading insurance broker and a financial services regulator.

Gareth WadleyPartner

Gareth is the head of Bristows’ employment team. He specialises in both employment and immigration and has particular expertise in advising clients with an international workforce, supporting them with the design and implementation of their global people strategies.

Wes WalkerSenior Associate

Wes is a dispute resolution lawyer with substantial experience advising clients on their business-critical disputes.

Matthew is the head of Bristows’ Commercial IP group and advises on transactions involving the development, exploitation and transfer of intellectual property rights. His scientific background is of particular assistance when negotiating and advising on transactions involving new technologies. He has advised on a number of successful global licensing programmes for the exploitation of new technologies and has also advised in relation to international patent pooling arrangements. He works across many sectors but has particular experience in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medtech, electronics, software, telecoms, petrochemical, cleantech and other industrial sectors. Matthew’s experience in negotiating commercial contracts for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medtech clients includes technology licensing agreements, R&D collaboration agreements, drug development and licensing agreements, clinical trial agreements and option agreements for licences. He also advises pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients on the commercial and intellectual property law aspects of manufacturing, distribution, co-promotion and marketing agreements. The negotiation of agreements to resolve disputes involving intellectual property rights forms a significant part of Matthew’s practice. This has included global settlements to end litigation across multiple jurisdictions involving complex intellectual property, licensing and financial arrangements. He advises on the intellectual property aspects of setting up joint ventures and other collaborations including in relation to the ownership and licensing of intellectual property and improvements. Matthew has particular experience advising on intellectual property issues relating to technical standards including FRAND terms for licensing standard essential patents. Matthew was involved in setting up the IP Transactions Course at the UCL Faculty of Laws, University College London and lectures on the course.

Matthew WarrenPartner

Matthew is the head of Bristows’ Commercial IP group and advises on transactions involving the development, exploitation and transfer of intellectual property rights.

Mark WattsPartner

Mark is a technology specialist with over 20 years’ experience. He advises companies on technology issues such as cloud computing, machine learning, apps and facial recognition.

William WhiteAssociate

William joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020.

Molly WhitehallAssociate

Molly is an associate in the corporate & tax team at Bristows. She advises clients on corporate transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and reorganisations. She has experience in a range of sectors including life sciences and technology.

Milly WicksonAssociate

Claire WilsonSenior Associate

Claire specialises in intellectual property with a particular emphasis on patent litigation in the life sciences sector. Claire’s background in chemistry gives her a valuable understanding of the technical issues that can underlie intellectual property matters and enables her to provide clear intelligible advice.

Eden WinlowAssociate

Eden is a qualified European and Chartered (UK) Patent attorney with experience across the full life cycle of patents. He works predominately in patent litigation within the tech sector, where he utilises his knowledge of mechanical/electrical engineering and physics.

Sara WittonAssociate

Sara is an associate in the brands, designs and copyright team, advising on matters relating to all ‘soft’ IP rights including trade marks, designs, copyright and passing off as well as advertising compliance.

Harry WoodcockAssociate

Harry joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2020 and qualified in 2022.

Victoria YuanSenior Associate

Victoria joined Bristows as a senior associate in April 2023 and is part of the competition team.

Rubab ZahraTrainee Solicitor

Rubab joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in September 2022, and is currently working in the commercial IP/IT team.

Vivien ZhuAssociate

Vivien joined Bristows as a trainee solicitor in August 2021. She qualified into the data protection team in September 2023.