England - South West • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Burges Salmon LLP has a broad intellectual property offering that covers strategic advice, brand enforcement, and IP litigation, and is a popular choice for high-profile clients such as the BBC and Starbucks. The Bristol-based practice is headed up by the ‘immensely commercial’ Jeremy Dickerson, who manages portfolios and acts in disputes for national and global brands from various sectors. Helen Scott-Lawler is a go-to adviser for clients in non-contentious matters, while Emily Roberts is particularly experienced in disputes, including those pertaining to breach of confidence, designs, and trade marks. Georgina Shaw left the firm for an in-house position in June 2022.
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‘Offer an all round service for IP, providing really commercial, strategic advice.’
‘Jeremy Dickerson - immensely commercial, knows the law inside out, takes a really hands on approach to cases and is always available.'
'Tough negotiator Emily Roberts - clear thinker, provides really sound advice, extremely bright.’
‘Jeremy Dickerson has a solid team that is well staffed and extremely responsive. Very good at keeping up with deadlines, sending reminders in advance and ensuring deadlines are met.’
‘Expert knowledge, excellent client service.’
‘Jeremy Dickerson is a star. He runs a tight and very reliable team.’
‘The uniqueness of this practice comes from the approachability of its team members. All team members come across as friendly, supportive and patient with even the silliest of queries.'
Leading individuals
Partner in dispute resolution department and head of the firm's IP group. Main clients include Victoria's Secret, Harrods, Virgin, Starbucks, BBC and Discovery Channel. Guest lecturer in passing off on the Oxford University IP Diploma.
Partner and head of Commercial Group, specialising in intellectual property and commercial contracts. Work includes: agency & distribution, commercial, joint ventures technology transfer; R&D arrangements; IP licensing and merchandising; IP audits and strategy; brand and design protection; procurements and bespoke development of technology; media rights exploitation.
Next Generation Partners
Dispute resolution partner at Burges Salmon LLP specialising in Intellectual Property. Advises on disputes relating to trade marks, passing off, copyright, designs, breach of confidence, domain name and company name disputes, social media and internet issues, licence disputes and advertising standards complaints. Main clients include Starbucks and Virgin.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Dickerson