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Anderson Strathern

1 RUTLAND COURT, EDINBURGH, EH3 8EY, SCOTLAND
Tel:
Work 0131 270 7700
Fax:
Fax 0131 270 7788
DX:
ED3 EDINBURGH-1
Web:
www.andersonstrathern.co.uk
Email:

Katrina Lumsdaine

Tel:
Work +44 131 270 7789
Email:
Anderson Strathern

Work Department

Dispute resolution.

Position

Primary area of expertise is in insolvency litigation. She has acted on behalf of a significant number of insolvency practitioners in both corporate and personal insolvency matters. Her expertise in this area includes both pursuing and defending actions ranging from unfair preference claims against individuals, to large scale schemes of arrangement. She also has an excellent reputation in the area of intellectual property disputes, having successfully taken action to protect the brands of a number of household names. She has experience of raising action in both the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session in actions including infringement of copyright, trademarks and patents; passing off; revocation of patents; defamation; counterfeit goods and infringement of broadcasting rights.

Career

Trained Ketchen & Stevens. Qualified 1998. Made partner in present firm 2008. Ketchen & Stevens, trainee solicitor (1996-2000); Henderson Boyd Jackson, assistant solicitor (2000-03); Henderson Boyd Jackson, associate (2003-04); DLA Piper, associate (2004-07); DLA Piper, solicitor advocate (2007-08); Anderson Strathern, partner (2008-date).

Education

Madras College (1984-90); University of Aberdeen (1990-94, LLD (Hons 2:1)); University of Palermo (1992, ERASMUS Scholarship); University of Edinburgh (1994-95, Diploma in Legal Practice).

Practice Areas

Intellectual property; Litigation - commercial; Insolvency and corporate recovery

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