About

I am a solicitor at Lewis Silkin, practising primarily in commercial disputes, with a specialist focus in intellectual property and reputation management. Whilst my practice is mostly contentious, I also work on advisory and commercial matters. I have experience advising commercial clients on a variety of complex dispute and IP management issues across a range of sectors, in particular: digital media, technology, manufacturing, product design, food and drink.

I act for clients at all stages of the litigation process in both Northern Ireland and England & Wales, as well as cross-border disputes, including pre-action, alternative dispute resolution, initial proceedings (with experience in the High Court of Northern Ireland and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in England and Wales) and appeals. I work closely with clients at the early stages of disputes, exploring ways to prevent escalation, or finding creative ways to break deadlocks, either through mediation or ADR.

Experience

Courts and ADR

  • Prosecuting and defending cases before the High Court and appellate courts in Northern Ireland and in mediation. I have also represented clients in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in England & Wales
  • Advising on cross­-jurisdictional issues and my cases frequently involve litigation or enforcement overseas, in particular in EU territories, US (New York and California), Canada and New Zealand
  • Securing takedowns of infringing or reputationally damaging online content and have experience obtaining and defending orders for injunctive relief including emergency and interim injunction applications

Intellectual property

  • Specialising in copyright, trade mark and passing off disputes; trade secret / breach of confidentiality; design and patent related disputes
  • Providing advice on best practices for protecting, policing and monetising intellectual property assets and safeguarding valuable reputation

Manufacturing & product design

  • Acting for clients in the engineering and manufacturing sectors, including designers of a variety of machinery types and products, on a range of dispute issues
  • Specialising in copying, design and patent infringement issues, misappropriation of proprietary technology and trade secrets
  • Advising on cease & desist notices
  • Obtaining or defending against the threat of injunctions
  • Providing strategic litigation advice

Media & entertainment

  • Advising media content creators and rights owners on online rights protection, advising on takedown notices, third party disclosure orders, injunctions, and strategic litigation
  • Advising individuals and businesses on defamation and reputation management issues

Services

Sectors