‘This is a very strong team in a niche area in Northern Ireland, which has limited expertise in IP. The firm is one of the few who can deal with complete patent and trademark disputes.’

‘Ronan Marlow is one of a limited number of IP specialist solicitors in Belfast. His technical knowledge and experience are very highly regarded, and he provides expertise which many other firms simply cannot provide.’

‘One of the leading IP practices in Northern Ireland with great strength and depth.’

‘Ciarán O’Shiel is hungry and driven to push the team forward, Ronan Marlow is highly capable.’‘The intellectual property team in A&L is, in my view, the “go to” team in Northern Ireland for IP disputes. They are true specialists in the area. In an often complex area of law, they are a safe pair of hands.’

‘Ciaran O’Shiel and Ronan Marlow deserve special mention. Their knowledge in the area is unparalleled. They are a real force to be reckoned with – they immediately get to the heart of cases and handle them with ease. Their client care is first-rate.’

‘The A&L team was able to grasp a niche legal case and work through the relevant detail highlighting risks and defining a clear strategy. They were able to collaborate with the top English legal practice in this field and secure the jurisdiction arguments to hear the case in Northern Ireland.’

‘Ronan Marlow has a clear understanding of complex IP law and can articulate the correct strategy to achieve the desired outcome when the law is ambiguous, or precedent is lacking. He gives clear feedback on action points and roadmap so that decisions can be made to protect IP.’

‘Strongest IP practice in Northern Ireland, a great team.’

‘Peter Guzhar is a market leader. Helen Cosgrove is up and coming as one to watch.’

‘Carson McDowell are highly professional and knowledgeable in the area of university based legal issues. They are very responsive, and the wider team has an extensive breadth of knowledge that fully covers our needs.’

‘Carson McDowell provide a top class service, but bring a balanced, fair and common sense approach to getting legal issues and deals over the line in a prompt fashion. To do this, they are effective in their communication, balanced in the overall endeavours yet champion their clients needs. Their work is consistently at a high level, as is their turnaround times.’

‘From the first day I started to work with this practice I have been impressed with their professionalism, efficient and friendly approach, and of course their knowledge and experience in IP.’

‘Both Peter Guzhar and Helen Cosgrove responded promptly and expertly dealt with our issues. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending this practice and particularly Peter and Helen to anyone requiring any guidance and help with their IP Issues.’

‘The levels of knowledge and expertise provide reassurance to me as a client. They have team members at each level and can provide me a reliable structure to access advice and support with the option to escalate or look for specific specialist advice where required.’

‘Peter Guzhar appreciates tactical strengths and weaknesses, even in matters which are not his legal area. Helen Cosgrove is a stand-out associate; she is thorough, a clear thinker, delivers on time, and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Tughans has a strong and well resourced IP practice. As a full-service law firm, the IP practice works seamlessly into and through other departments.’

‘Andrew Kirke is our go-to lawyer for IP advice. He knows his area of law very well, works well in and across other departments, provides quality commercial advice and importantly provides it in a timely fashion.’

‘Tughans are diligent, efficient and pragmatic on IP issues and agreements. Tughans are able to look at queries, contracts and issues within the context of our business not just from a legal perspective, allowing progress that really benefits us as a company. ’

‘Andrew Kirke is our main point of contact and is able to provide ways forward quickly on all manner of engagements.’

‘Andrew Kirke has extensive knowledge of my industry, is extremely helpful and responsive to any queries I have.’

‘Adrian O’Connell has consistently and reliably dispensed extremely sound legal counsel in the course of many projects over the years. Adrian has the ability to weigh up the evidence provided my myself and my team and distil it promptly but carefully into the substantive issues, following on with clear and sound legal advice.’

‘We found that the Tughans team are uniquely capable of keeping up with our changing needs. Tughans has helped us build a brilliant foundation but also allowed us to remain proactive on legal topics so that we’re addressing legal issues long before they become a problem. This allows us to continue focusing on growing our core business.’

‘Michael King is very technically specialised in IP law coupled with aggressive litigation practises and execution of injunctions, penal orders, and so forth. He is very sharp and knows the relevant law from the tip of his tongue without hesitation. ’

‘Punches above its weight in this sector’

‘Matthew Forde is unflappable’

‘I have only worked with Lewis Silkin for a couple of years. The high standards seem to be maintained in a much larger law form, which has added benefits.’

‘I have worked with Mathew Forde for 20 years and he is a man of enormous integrity who can make complex legal issues understandable for the layman. I have nothing but the highest praise for him.’

‘The team know the challenges facing businesses and act quickly and efficiently. The commercial apt and knowledge is a real stand-out feature for the firm!’

‘Mathew Forde is our contact, and Mathew has a great understanding of both the legal end and the practical part that not all solicitors understand. ’

‘Katie Dixon is very good’

‘They understand our business and are efficient with their time.’