Mr Charles Courtenay > Michelmores LLP > Exeter, England > Lawyer Profile

Michelmores LLP‘s  advisory offering in the IP space extends to both established multinational businesses as well as innovative start-ups, with a focus on the food and drink and consumer brand sectors. David Thompson heads up the team and leverages his extensive commercial experience to assist clients with a broad range of matters, ranging from IP contracts to brand protection. Charles Courtenay is noted for his cross-border expertise relating to disputes, including telecoms patent litigation. On associate level, Philippa Collison is particularly active advising consumer brands on various IP issues.

With demonstrable experience across the financial services, consumer, private wealth and technology sectors, Michelmores LLP handles a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes, often involving cross-border, regulatory, reputation management, insurance and intellectual property issues. Praised for his ‘methodical and pragmatic approach’, practice leader Jonathan Kitchin handles contractual disputes, director or shareholder litigation, insurance cases and professional negligence claims, amongst others. Sara Chisholm-Batten is always ‘equipped to deal with any unexpected potholes along the road of litigation’, and Jayne Clemens is noted for her expertise in reputation management disputes. Other key contacts in the group include Alice Daniels, who handles contentious trusts and fraud mandates, Charles Courtenay and Andrew Oldland KC. Hannah Venn-Munns joined the practice from Wollens in August 2024.