Stevens & Bolton LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'They worked effectively and closely with us, offering good client service - they were very responsive and had good knowledge.'
• 'The team feel like old friends. Always happy to work with them. Professional, responsive and they understand us.
• 'They are unusual in that they have particular expertise in relation to not only trade mark infringement but also patent infringement.'
• 'Stevens & Bolton provide a high quality, professional and personal service. They listen to their brief and build a professional project plan to achieve their client's aim. '
• 'Tom Lingard stood out with understanding the needs of our start-up business to be agile and efficient with funds.  He worked directly with us on most client facing matters and involved juniors where cost efficient.  Would highly recommend.
• 'Elaine O'Hare has exceptional knowledge, a brilliant professional approach to problem solving and negotiations.'
• 'Tom Lingard - brilliant knowledge and the ability to process information and build a plan to solve very technical problems.'

Key clients

Work highlights

Lawyers

Leading associates

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Tom Collins

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Senior Associate advising businesses and individuals on the full spectrum of intellectual property matters, with a particular focus on infringement and ownership disputes, IP licensing and acquisitions and IP protection strategies. Also Co-head of Sport advising a number of high-profile sports clubs, organisations and athletes.

Elaine O’Hare

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Head of Brand Protection, and Luxury and Fashion group. Advising businesses and individuals on all facets of intellectual property law and has extensive experience of litigating complex IP disputes in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court and Court of Appeal.

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Tom Lingard

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Tom advises on all aspects of intellectual property and technology law. He has extensive litigation experience having represented clients in proceedings before all levels of the UK courts, and regularly advises businesses and individuals in a range of sectors on the protection, exploitation and management of intellectual property and technology. He also advises clients, particularly those in the media sector, on defamation and reputation management. His clients include BOC/Linde, Samsung and Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Tough Mudder.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Charlotte Tillett 

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Partner in the IP practice and Head of Life Sciences. Charlotte advises clients on the protection and exploitation of the full range of IP rights. She regularly handles IP licensing, joint development agreements, IP restructuring and transactional work. Her experience on contentious matters includes pharmaceutical patent litigation, trade mark and passing off disputes, copyright and designs litigation as well as actions involving breach of confidence and defamation. Charlotte has a particular interest in life sciences, and her technical background has assisted her with work in this sector over the past 10 years.