Counting a litany of high-profile life sciences, technology, and retail clients in its client roster, the ‘fabulous’, ’high-quality’ and ‘proactive’ team at Gowling WLG’s core streams of work incorporate elements of brand strategy, design litigation, advertising, and licensing. Practice leader Kate Swaine, who is based in Birmingham, supports several household name brands in their global protection and enforcement programmes. John Coldham is at the forefront of the firm’s brands and designs work, with notable strengths in design law. Matt Hervey is the firm’s resident AI law expert in the IP field, while Dan Smith leads the advertising law team with his extensive experience in the area. Mathilda Davidson, transactional IP specialist, is also recommended.
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‘Gowlings are a very strong team across the board, from trainees to partners.’
‘John Coldham is fantastic. Very tactical, legally extremely astute, and very personable. Khemi Salhan is very sensible, pragmatic and definitely one to watch.’
‘John Coldham, Khemi Salhan and Jasmine Lalli are responsive and always give the impression that the case they are working on is of paramount importance, even when they are extremely busy.’
‘Excellent team with very smart, strategic and responsive members. Excellent value for level of work product.’
‘Kate Swaine is my go-to attorney for contested proceedings and IP rights enforcement in the marketplace. I know I can rely on her and her team to provide me with top-notch service and legal advice.’
‘John Coldham is a real pleasure to work with. Very knowledgeable on all areas of law and practice which means that all discussions are highly productive.'
‘Gowling has a fabulous reputation. They are very innovative when it comes to IP, off the beaten track in the UK. They are very modern and very approachable. ’
‘A deep level of IP expertise but delivered in a very commercial and usable way. A trusted partner for IP dispute matters.’
Key clients
- Weetabix Limited
- Keyloop
- Major League Baseball
- London Stock Exchange
- Refinitiv
- LCH
- Farfetch
- Oatly
- We Love Holidays
- Hydrafacial LLC
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Kate Swaine
Other key lawyers
John Coldham; Dan Smith; Matt Hervey; Mathilda Davidson; Khemi Salhan; Jasmine Lalli