Ireland - Lewis Silkin doubles down in Dublin with new partner appointment

Victor brings over 35 years’ worth of expertise in commercial, technology, IP and data protection law and joins Lewis Silkin from Maples, where he was Head of Commercial Technology and Data Privacy. Victor works across a wide-range of sectors and has particular experience advising innovative, IP-driven organisations, notably in the technology, cloud and telecoms industries.

Victor will be bolstering Lewis Silkin’s practice in Dublin by expanding its wide range of services within the Irish, and wider EU, market.

This is the latest stage in the growth of Lewis Silkin’s IP practice and follows the acquisition of patent and trade mark firm Ablett & Stebbing in July, with Lewis Silkin creating a one-stop-shop capable of servicing all IP needs from creation through to protection, management and enforcement across multiple jurisdictions.

Lewis Silkin’s Dublin office launched in 2018, and is already recognised for employment, immigration and data protection work led by partners Siobhra Rush, Linda Hynes and Sean Dempsey.

Giles Crown, Joint Managing Partner at Lewis Silkin, commented:

“Businesses are becoming ever more cognisant of the importance of IP, technology and data as assets and are rightly demanding expert advice on the full-range of issues. With Dublin becoming an increasingly important location for innovative businesses, particularly in the technology sector, providing unfettered access to European markets made perfect sense for us to leverage our footprint there for our clients’ advantage.

“Victor is a terrific addition to our Dublin team and is the ideal person to lead on Lewis Silkin’s offering in Ireland. We look forward to working with him.”

Victor Timon, Partner at Lewis Silkin, said:

“Lewis Silkin has great plans for Dublin and I’m very excited to play my part in developing the firm’s commercial, technology and data protection practices in Ireland. Drawing on the firm’s longstanding expertise in IP and technology, backed up by the wider team based in the UK, this new offering will further enhance Lewis Silkin’s position as the law firm of choice for innovative, IP-rich businesses.”