England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Praised as ‘super efficient’ and ’proactive’, Lewis Silkin’s broad IP offering covers a wide array of matters, extending from various disputes and portfolio management to regulatory work. Thomas Gaunt leads the practice, which routinely handles matters in the retail, technology, media and entertainment, and manufacturing and engineering sectors. Adam Glass’s capabilities include music and literary copyright disputes for various advertising and media clients. Giles Crown strengthens the practice with his specialist expertise in brand protection and enforcement work, with Simon Chapman contributing his extensive litigation experience. Neil Parkes regularly instructs media rights owners, and Nick Bowie is at the forefront of the firm’s trade mark portfolio practice.
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‘The team is highly collaborative and efficient. They offer single points of contact through which we are able to access specialists to deal with matters where appropriate. They are proactive and reliable in managing the trade mark portfolio and manage oppositions and ongoing matters effectively and with "no fuss".’
‘Abigail Wise is highly responsive, and her advice is thorough and well considered.’
‘The Lewis Silkin team is super efficient, responsive and accommodative. They have a very strong trademark prosecution and litigation practice. We always entrust our matters to Lewis Silkin.’
‘The two main contacts we work with at Lewis Silkin are Nick Buckland and Nick Bowie, who are extremely capable and very responsive.’
‘Nicholas Buckland's team work efficiently and responsively. They kept us well informed throughout the case and were always charming.’
‘They were very informative and helpful.’
‘Lewis Silkin’s IP team are incredibly knowledgeable and really take the time to get to know our business and the industry we work in. The team has been managing our trade mark portfolio and a range of contentious and non-contentious IP work for many years and their performance is incomparable.’
‘When Giles Crown is involved, you know you’re in safe hands. He is extremely driven and proactive and his commitment to excellence is inspiring. Giles Crown is the lawyer you want in your corner, particularly for the most complicated cases.’
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Joint Managing Partner, heading up the part of the firm focussed on creative, innovative and brand-centric businesses. Specialises in advisory and dispute advice involving intellectual property, defamation/reputation management, privacy/data protection and consumer/regulatory work mainly in relation to brand protection/enforcement, advertising/marketing and media/online issues. Clients include brand owners, marcomms agencies and media companies.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Gaunt