Well-acquainted with the financial services and fintech spaces, and with a large footprint in the automotive industry, the IP team at Shoosmiths LLP also has expertise in the beverage sector, where advertising and transactional lawyer Leigh Smith specialises. Andrew Brennan leads the team, which is sought out for its work in reputation management, defamation, and privacy matters as well as for regulatory advice and litigation expertise. Brennan is joined by litigators Eloise Di Pasqua and Antony Craggs, and trade mark attorney and solicitor Dominic Farnsworth, who focuses on enforcement and brand protection mandates. Dominic Murphy’s practice centres around trade marks and designs, on both the filing and transactional sides.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A firm on the way up. They have hired some good people in the last few years, like Antony Craggs.'

  • ‘Antony Craggs - great leadership, motivates people, also gets stuck in, plenty of common sense. Anisha Thomas is bright and keen to learn. Eloise Di Pasqua is hardworking.'

  • ‘I think they have assembled a high-performing team with a diverse client base, together with a good deal of experience.’

  • ‘I mainly work with Dominic Farnsworth. He is great at thinking outside the box and coming up with innovative solutions.’

  • ‘The Shoosmiths team have steadily been growing their reputation for a number of years. Dominic Murphy has always been a calm and level-headed voice of reason and with the additions of Dominic Farnsworth, Leigh Smith and Ellen Hughes-Jones, the practice will continue to grow a pragmatic practice, unafraid of innovation and transformation.’

  • ‘I have worked with Dominic Farnsworth for many years. His expertise stands him apart. He thinks outside the box and is a pragmatic problem solver. Dominic continues to be my go-to voice for my branding concerns.’

Key clients

  • AK Retail (Yours Clothing)
  • Reliance Brands
  • Bugatti Automobiles SAS
  • Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited (VWG)
  • Mercedes Benz
  • H&M
  • Capita Plc
  • Ann Summers
  • Nike
  • Brooks Sports
  • Topps Tiles
  • Checkatrade

Practice head

Andrew Brennan

Other key lawyers

Leigh Smith; Eloise Di Pasqua; Dominic Farnsworth; Antony Craggs; Dominic Murphy; Richard Millington; Anisha Thomas; Eloise Ryan; Ellen Hughes-Jones