Comparative Guide
Intellectual Property
United Kingdom
Graham Burnett-Hall, Andrew Brennan, Gary Assim, Dominic Murphy & Nicky Jenkins
Shoosmiths LLP has a robust offering that encompasses domestic and cross-border M&A on both the buy and sell-side, investments, and joint ventures. The group’s transactional capabilities have been bolstered by the arrival of Kurt Ma and Mark Churchman from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Trowers & Hamlins LLP in January 2025 and December 2024 respectively. Ma brings with him deep experience handling technology and insurance transactions including M&A, joint ventures, and investments, while Churchman specialises in private equity-backed acquisitions and disposals. Sanjeev Sharma co-leads the practice alongside Amit Nayyar, and is adept at advising listed companies and venture capital houses on multi-jurisdictional M&A, international joint ventures, and investments. Nayyar is sought after for his expertise in the education and edtech sectors.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Both Elizabeth Ward and Mark Churchman standout. Both are highly experienced and client friendly. They get deals done in a straightforward and sensible way with minimum fuss and maximum effort.’
- ‘Very highly experienced team.’
Key clients
- Downing LLP
- Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited
Work highlights
Advised Reliance Brands on their acquisition of a 51% stake creating a joint venture that owns the Mothercare brand and related intellectual property in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Practice head
Sanjeev Sharma; Amit Nayyar
Other key lawyers
Kurt Ma; Mark Churchman; Claire Checketts; Kiran Dhesi; Holly Hirst; Elizabeth Ward; Katie Yorke; Lawrence Renny