Sarah Mountain > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile
RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Sarah Mountain
Work Department
IP and Technology
Position
Sarah is a Partner in RPC’s IP and Technology team and specialises in contentious and advisory matters. Sarah acts for a broad range of clients, often in the tech, media and retail sectors, on everything from strategic litigation to day-to-day brand protection matters. Her particular focus is on trademarks, copyright, passing off, designs and confidential information. She routinely supports clients on technology and commercial matters too. Sarah has a wealth of litigation experience, having acted on large scale disputes with both a UK and international focus.
Career
Work highlights
Acting for Kraken in a passing-off dispute with Craig Wright.
Acting for Tether in trademark infringement dispute against Blackfridge.
Acting for Appy Pie in trade mark infringement dispute against Engineer.AI.
Memberships
International Trademark Association
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Praised by clients as being a ‘joy to work with’, RPC’s arsenal of skills are comprised of digital content, commercial agreements in the sport sector, and trade mark portfolio management, to name a few. David Cran, who fields a wide-ranging practice that extends across the technology, retail, and media sectors among others, and Jeremy Drew, who is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional arbitration, co-lead the group. Ciara Cullen is well-versed in issues arising from the food and drink sector and is especially knowledgeable in the safeguarding of consumer brand portfolios. Trade mark and passing off expert Ben Mark and contentious expert Sarah Mountain are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG