Seasoned litigator Ruth Hoy heads the soft IP offering at DLA Piper, which handles major cross-border IP-based transactions, disputes, and strategy matters for a diverse client list. John Wilks is a key name for copyright, trade mark, database, and domain-related litigation, and tech, e-commerce, and media and entertainment specialist Duncan Calow has vast experience with rights licensing. Nick Fitzpatrick’s expertise spans media, sport, and entertainment. Other key figures in the team include Claire Sng, and Huw Cookson, who concentrates on transactional matters and portfolio management.
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‘Ruth Hoy and her team (including Huw Cookson) are second to none on technical soft IP cases.'
‘Ruth Hoy is great with clients, incredibly efficient, and always has a practical solution.’
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Practice head
Ruth Hoy
Other key lawyers
John Wilks; Duncan Calow; Nick Fitzpatrick; Claire Sng; Huw Cookson; Julia King