The team at Bristows LLP regularly acts in follow-on damages claims before the CAT and in appeals from regulatory decisions. The firm is also well-versed in multi-jurisdictional contexts, including in litigation before EU courts. ‘Extremely careful, conscientious, and very intelligent’, Sophie Lawrance heads the practice, representing clients in Supreme Court-level litigation. Robert Vidal is a key figure within the team who specialises in the life sciences sector. Francion Brooks acts as defence counsel for leading tech companies in their competition disputes.
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Testimonials
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- Sophie Lawrance is an excellent lawyer who has hand-picked a strong team of rigorous associates.
- Sophie Lawrance is extremely careful, conscientious, and very intelligent.
- Bristows is a very strong firm. They get on top of the details in a very thorough way, have a wealth of technical expertise, and always think through all the possible strategies to help their clients win.
- Sophie Lawrance - strategic mastermind and effortlessly masters the details. Matt Hunt - very insightful, quick thinker, and extremely pleasant to deal with. Edwin Bond - very committed to his clients, super hard-working, and has lots of good ideas.
- I have worked extensively with the partner Sophie Lawrance. The partner-led approach makes Bristows stand out from many of their competitors. Bristows also has technical expertise, with many of its lawyers having a science background, which can be invaluable in IP matters. Bristows' attention to client care is also second to none; they are extremely good at running matters in ways to take as much pressure as possible off their in-house clients, which is always much appreciated.
- Bristows has a long-standing and excellent competition litigation practice that specializes in particular in the competition law and intellectual property interface. I have had particular experience working with experienced partner Sophie Lawrance, who is intellectually sharp, technically excellent, and really client-focused and easy to work with, an overall combination that can be hard to find. Bristows is also very partner-led, which ensures that matters are run efficiently and smoothly and helps to keep costs at a reasonable level.
Key clients
- Accord Healthcare
- Adalvo
- CityFibre
- Panasonic Corporation
- Samsung Electronics
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Sun Patent Trust
- Sun Pharmaceuticals
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- ZTE Corporation
Work highlights
Defending Google from a long-running mixed standalone/follow-on damages claim related to the EU Shopping Decision.
Representing Teva in a long running standalone/follow on damages claim following the CJEU judgment in Servier in respect of ‘pay for delay’ agreements relating to perindopril.
Representing Sun Pharmaceuticals in long-running standalone/follow-on damages litigation following the CJEU judgment involving Lundbeck in respect of ‘pay for delay’ agreements relating to citalopram.
Practice head
Sophie Lawrance
Other key lawyers
Robert Vidal; Edwin Bond; Francion Brooks; Matt Hunt