Intellectual property and Commercial lawyer

Karen is a specialist intellectual property (IP) and commercial lawyer with an abundance of international experience. She is recognised as a leading practitioner by various legal directories and has practised in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Karen has advised well-known international IP owners as well as start-ups and creative individuals on all aspects of business issues which involve the protection and exploitation of IP rights in the UK and internationally in a broad range of industries. She has particular expertise in the fashion and beauty, technology, food and beverage and media sectors. Her non-contentious practice includes work from brand management and protection, product development, IP audits, licensing and sponsorship, to IP elements of business sale and purchase and other exploitation of IP rights. She also provides bespoke IP training to clients.

In addition to her non-contentious work, Karen is highly experienced in conducting litigation dealing with disputes at all court levels in the UK, particularly those involving trade marks, copyright, designs, database rights, confidentiality and trade secrets. She has built up considerable experience in the IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) and also advising and managing international disputes on behalf of clients.

2018 Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor 2015-2018 Collyer Bristow | Partner, Head of Brands and Retail 2004-2015 Rouse Legal and Rouse & Co International Ltd, London | Consultant then Partner then Managing Partner then Global Compliance Standard and Ethics Partner 2002-2003 Dawsons, London | Senior Associate 2000-2002 Denton Wilde Sapte, Hong Kong | Consultant 1996-1999 Willoughby & Partners and Rouse & Co International Ltd, London | Associate then Partner 1994-1995 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Hong Kong |Solicitor/Associate 1993-1994 McKenna & Co, Hong Kong | Foreign Legal Consultant 1987-1991 Drew & Napier, Singapore | Pupil then Advocate and Associate 2018 Appointed as Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) panelist 2017 Appointed as Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ADNDRC) panelist 2010 Appointed as World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist 2004 CEDR Accredited Mediator 1994 Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong 1994 Admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales 1989 Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore

Karen is a domain name panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and is accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).