Ari Laakkonen > Powell Gilbert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Powell Gilbert LLP Offices
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England
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Ari Laakkonen
Work Department
Intellectual property.
Position
Specialises in electronics patent litigation and IT disputes, as well as advising on general IP and related competition law matters, FRAND issues, portfolio/licensing analysis and provides general strategic advice for complex multi-patent, multi-jurisdictional cases. Has huge breadth of experience in electronics, telecoms and other sectors, derived from his in-depth technical knowledge (PhD, Computer Science) and from experience both in-house and independent legal counsel. Solicitor advocate with rights of audience at all court levels.
Career
Trained Linklaters & Paines; qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) 1997; Linklaters 1995-2003; Nokia 2003-07; Bird & Bird 2008; Joined Powell Gilbert LLP as Partner in 2009 to date; Solicitor (Ireland) 2016; UPC Representative 2023. He is the Reporter General of AIPPI.
Languages
English, Finnish, French
Memberships
Law Society; British Computer Society; AIPPI; AIPLA; EPLAW.
Education
King’s College London (1990 BSc Hons, first class); Imperial College (1995 PhD); College of Law (CPE, LPC); Bristol University (LLM and Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice and 2001 LLM).
Leisure
Holidays, Diving
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Providing its clients with a ‘combination of outstanding legal, technical and strategic competence’, Powell Gilbert LLP is highly capable of advising on the full gamut of patent issues arising from a multitude of technically complex sectors, particularly the life sciences sphere. The group frequently appears before the courts on very significant and market-leading cases. Penny Gilbert
, who is a pre-eminent practitioner in the spheres of pharmaceuticals and biotech litigation, and Simon Ayrton, who deploys his extensive experience to assist a panoply of clients with FRAND disputes, as well as patent infringement and validity proceedings, jointly lead the practice. Zoë Butler is recommended for her strengths in multi-jurisdictional disputes, while Alex Wilson, who is fluent in French and German, represents notable clients in a range of matters relating to pharmaceuticals, semi-conductors, medical devices, and explosives. Bethan Hopewell leverages her background in molecular biology to handle issues arising from the life sciences sector, and Ari Laakkonen contributes his particular expertise in electronic patent litigation and licensing disputes. Other recommended lawyers include Tim Whitfield, Peter Damerell, Tom Oliver, Siddharth Kusumakar, Joel Coles, Tess Waldron, Rajvinder Jagdev, and Bryce Matthewson.