Manchester Law Firm Clarke Willmott: One Of The Best Ip Teams Outside London

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07/11/2018

Firm’s intellectual property team, described as ‘equal to any department in London’, moves into top tier of industry ‘bible’ the Legal 500


The Manchester office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has received top rankings in the prestigious Legal 500 industry guide for the North West.


The firm’s intellectual property (IP) team has moved into the top tier of the directory which ranks the UK’s top lawyers and organisations.


The guide describes the department, headed by partner Roy Crozier, as ‘one of the best IP teams outside of London’.


The team has climbed from tier 2 to tier 1 in the Intellectual Property section of the directory, with Roy personally ranked as a ‘leading individual’


Roy is described as an ‘expert litigator’ who ‘understands the bigger picture and the tactical priorities for the client’ and fellow partner Susan Hall is praised as ‘pragmatic and result-orientated’.


Meanwhile, senior associate Andrew Stone, is named among the guide’s ‘next generation of lawyers’, is a ‘good client manager who is completely committed to his clients’ cases’.


For patent and design right litigation, Clarke Willmott is described as always understanding ‘the priorities for the client and the legal arguments that are being run’.


The IP team acts for a wide range of businesses including household names such as UGG Australia, Fred Perry, Superdry and ghd.


In the IT and Telecoms section, Clarke Willmott has moved from tier 3 to tier 2, and praised for being ‘commercially and legally smart and tactically astute’ and ‘extremely knowledgeable and efficient’.


Partner Susan Hall is ranked as a ‘leading individual’, praised for her responsiveness and having ‘unrivalled experience of this area and an ability to master the technical detail’.


Andrew Stone is also commended in the IT and Telecoms section for his ‘incredible ability to master the technical detail’.


Roy Crozier said:

“We are delighted to have been recognised at such a high level in the Legal 500 Guide which is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide.

“We are justly proud that the high-quality work we provide for clients, including world-leading brands, has been recognised.”


Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with seven offices across the country, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton.


For more information visit www.clarkewillmott.com