Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has strengthened its mental property providing with the rent of IP litigator Geoff Steward and a number of other members of his workforce from Stobbs.
Steward, who will be a part of AG’s London workplace in October, spent virtually six years as head of the litigation follow at Cambridge IP boutique Stobbs, the place he and his workforce represented international manufacturers in instances earlier than IPEC, the Excessive Court docket, and the Court docket of Enchantment.
Previous to his tenure at Stobbs, Steward headed the IP follow at Macfarlanes, dealing with trademark instances involving Davidoff and Lotus.
At AG he’ll work as a part of a full-service IP workforce with specific experience performing for retail and shopper sector purchasers corresponding to Stella McCartney and Harrods. Latest expansions to the workforce embody the appointment of Emily Nuttall-Wooden as a companion and Jemma Inexperienced as a authorized director.
Georgina Powling, head of IP at AG, stated in an announcement: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome Geoff and his workforce to Addleshaw Goddard. Geoff’s popularity as one of many UK’s main IP litigators, mixed with the experience of the workforce becoming a member of him, is basically thrilling for our purchasers throughout all sectors.’
The agency’s head of disputes Mark Molyneux added: ‘We’re delighted so as to add Geoff and his workforce to the AG disputes follow. Having just lately promoted IP litigator Emily Nuttall-Wooden to companion, we now have made a major funding in our IP disputes functionality to assist our purchasers in defending and enhancing their manufacturers and IP.’
Steward can be joined by two IA managers and two IA trainees.
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