Richard Taylor > DLA Piper > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper’s Birmingham team supports clients in contentious and non-contentious settings. The firm is well-versed in High Court proceedings, licensing arrangement and IP portfolio management. With the wider firm support, the team is also well-placed to assist with cross-jurisdictional issues. Its industry expertise includes the automotive, sport, food, hospitality, life sciences and financial sectors. Richard Taylor, who focuses on IP assistance in the life sciences sector, leads the group alongside Gareth Stokes, whose experience includes licensing, development and collaboration agreement support. Satnam Sahota is a long-standing core member of the team who now also undertakes management responsibilities.

DLA Piper is active in IP litigation, and also handles the IP aspects of transactions and licensing issues; the group is also noted for trade mark prosecution matters and patent litigation and is particularly active in the life sciences sector. IP-related deals and disputes, regulatory issues and competition work are among practice head Richard Taylor‘s key areas of expertise; he is supported by Eleanor Rice-Birchall. Aaron Trebble left the team in January 2024 to join Lewis Silkin.

Helmed by IP and grant-funded transactions specialist Richard Taylor from the firm’s Sheffield office, DLA Piper‘s education team has a strong regional presence and frequently advises public and private sector clients on a range of commercial, IP employment and real estate issues. Sheffield-based disputes expert Richard Norman frequently leverages his contentious expertise to assist higher education clients.  In the same office, Nigel Howard is well-placed to assist education clients with mandates with a real estate dimension.

Providing an ‘individualised service’, DLA Piper frequently handles matters pertaining to standard essential patents, possessing significant experience within the sectors of IoT and 5G technologies. Ruth Hoy heads up the group while Deborah Bould bolsters the practice with her vast experience across SEP assertions, litigation, and licensing. Rebecca Lawrence excels in the life sciences sector and Richard Taylor principally focuses on the transactional side of the patent space.

The broad offering at DLA Piper spans expertise across regulatory, transactions, product liability and patent litigation. Birmingham-based practice head Richard Taylor assists clients ranging from multinationals to public bodies on issues such as IP licensing and procurement. Also in Birmingham, Ryan Harrison excels in advising on cross-border commercial agreements. Mark Dewar’s expertise extends to advising on risk across supply chains. In Leeds, IP and commercial law specialist Kate Black is further recommended.