Anna Copeman > Dentons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The franchising group at Dentons is highly skilled in handling both transactional work and contentious mandates for international clients across the retail, hotels, automotive, and restaurant industries. The practice also benefits from the firm’s global network of offices, enabling it to provide a seamless offering. Dual-qualified in Germany and the UK, Babette Märzheuser-Wood sits as global head of the firm’s franchising offering with expertise in international franchising matters and drafting master franchise agreements. Anna Copeman leads the trade marks team and co-heads the firm’s UK franchising group, and she is skilled in international brand licensing matters.

Operating for several household name brands in the technology, energy, and media sectors, Dentons manages a multitude of disputes, portfolio management, and general enforcement and protection mandates for its clients. Anna Copeman spearheads the team, frequently handling global-scale matters and multi-faceted contentious proceedings. Jennifer Cass’s arsenal of skills include media and commercial matters alongside brand licensing projects and contentious proceedings. James Marsden bolsters the practice with his disputes expertise. They are regarded as a ‘balanced team but ready to push boundaries and unknowns’.

Praised as a ‘great leader‘, Anna Copeman sits at the helm of the IP department at Dentons, which regularly assists clients with IP-related transactions and the purchase of portfolios, large-scale prosecutions, and litigation. Anna Brown is sought after for her expertise in trade mark-related disputes, in particular in infringement actions before the UKIPO. In June 2023, Sinead Mahon joined the firm’s Irish office as a senior trade mark attorney from Lewis Silkin LLP; she is experienced in handling large trade mark portfolios, in addition to oppositions and invalidity actions.

Showcasing ‘excellent knowledge’, the full-service team at Dentons has a strong footing in the retail and consumer sector. Working with some of the largest household retailers in the domestic market, the group advises on a range of matters covering litigation, IP and real estate, with recent work highlights including successfully challenging the Secretary of State’s refusal to allow Marks & Spencer to redevelop its Marble Arch branch. The ‘balanced team’ is led by duo James Batham and Scott Singer, who are noted for their expertise in complex litigation proceedings and strategic matters, respectively. Anna Copeman is especially noted for her expertise in IP.