Robert Breedon > Gowling WLG > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Gowling WLG
4 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE
LONDON
SE1 2AU
England
Robert Breedon photo

Work Department

Healthcare.

Position

Partner

Career

Trained Slaughter and May, qualified 1989. Moved to Southern Electric plc (1990) as in-house lawyer before joining Morgan Cole in 1992. Became a partner in 1995. Joined the BOC Group in 2005 as in-house counsel before establishing his own practice in 2006. Joined Wragge & Co in April 2011. Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, partner, 2014.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Bristol University (1986 LLB (Hons)).

Leisure

Holder of private pilot’s licence. Member of the West London Aero Club.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare

The likes of GlaxoSmithKline, Lundbeck and Neurim Pharmaceuticals turn to the team at Gowling WLG for assistance with issues spanning patent disputes, IP portfolio management, joint ventures, M&A, and commercial agreements. The unit is also active across digital health and well-placed to assist funders and operators of care homes and senior living facilities with a range of issues. Practice head Robert Breedon, who divides his time between Birmingham and London, frequently leads on large healthcare projects. Paul Inman has a proven track record in multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. Patrick Duxbury‘s varied caseload includes global collaborations and co-commercialisation deals. Huw Evans‘ busy portfolio of work includes patent entitlement cases in the French and Spanish Courts. Luke Kempton’s scientific expertise is particularly prized by Japanese companies seeking assistance with drug acquisition, collaboration and licensing deals. Mathilda Davidson specialises in transactional IP matters, while patent expert Christopher Freeth has notable experience with Arrow declarations.