Alex Newman > Irwin Mitchell > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Alex Newman

0113 394 6858 alex.newman@irwinmitchell.com

Work Department

Business legal services - intellectual property.

Position

Alex helps his clients to identify, manage and resolve contentious issues relating to intellectual property rights (of all kinds) and information technology. His strategic approach to dispute resolution and early case analysis frequently enables clients to avoid or settle disputes without litigation. He also helps clients to understand their intellectual property rights better, to secure appropriate IPR protection for what they create, and to realise the value of that IPR by commercialising it. Alex’s practice focuses primarily on the engineering and technology sectors, and he also has extensive experience in the retail (particularly FMCG) sector. His areas of expertise include: intellectual property and IT, patents, copyright, trade marks, designs and breach of confidence.

Career

Trained Hammonds; qualified 1999; solicitor 1999-2007, Hammonds; partner 2007-2013, Hammonds/Squire Sanders (UK) LLP; partner 2013-date, Irwin Mitchell LLP.

Education

University of Bristol 1993-1996 (LLB (Hons)), 1997 (Dip LP).