Powell Gilbert LLP

Intellectual Property

Partner specialising in patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices fields. Provides strategic advice in large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes with parallel European, US, UPC and European Patent Office actions, and particularly known for managing and coordinating pan-European litigation strategies for international clients. Has successfully acted in some of the most high-profile patent cases to come before the UK courts in recent years, including in two landmark UK Supreme Court decisions (Warner-Lambert v Actavis and Regeneron v Kymab).  As a UPC legal representative, is currently acting in some of the first cases to be brought before the new Unified Patent Court.

Research Scientist (Immunology) King’s College London 2000-2004; Trained Olswang; qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) 2008; Powell Gilbert 2012 – to date; partner 2019; solicitor advocate 2014; Solicitor (Ireland) 2023; UPC Representative 2023.

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Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; McGill University, Canada (BSc Microbiology and Immunology); Imperial College London (MSc Immunology); College of Law (GDL & LPC); Oxford University (Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice).

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