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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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