UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Winston Taylor has an excellent transactional practice built on years of commitment to the sector, advising on collaboration, licensing, corporate and venture capital deals. It has a powerful patent litigation offering acting for generics and branded manufacturers that has pioneering experience handling cases involving biosimilar products. The team is also recommended for EPO patent oppositions.
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Winston Taylor advised PAION on the roll-out of a new global licensing and distribution programme for its anesthesia portfolio, including its Byfavo injectable product.
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Taylor Wessing provide prompt response times and business-oriented guidance. They are able to dive into unique issues and find creative solutions.
Taylor Wessing offer deep expertise in a seamless manner across multiple jurisdictions.
Taylor Wessing are excellent; they are knowledgeable and professional, and they take the time to understand our often niche and complex industry.
Taylor Wessing offer deep expertise in a seamless manner across multiple jurisdictions. We don't know what we would do without them.
They were unfazed by the complexity and challenges, providing helpful visibility and guidance on key decisions. They provided a first-class service.
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Alison Dennis is called on by leading sector clients to advise them on the compliance of their products with various regulatory regimes and their transactions. She acts for market leaders in biotech, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
Alison is very responsive, and her ability to find solutions and mitigate risk is refreshing.
Alison has a deep understanding of our business. She responds quickly and authoritatively and coordinates with counsel in numerous other countries.
Alison has voluminous knowledge and is friendly and approachable.
Alison Dennis has exceptional understanding of regulatory impacts on the UK industry.
Matthew Royle frequently represents pharmaceutical manufacturers in contentious work regarding patent infringement claims, revocation actions and secondary-use SPCs. He is particularly well known for coordinating IP litigation across Europe, including before the UPC. Prior to his legal career, he undertook a doctorate in medical microbiology.
Matthew always offers an excellent service and is very responsive.
Matthew is adept at coordinating litigation across Europe and the USA, including handling cases before the UPC.
Matthew Royle is a go-to name for life sciences, and has knowledge of the regulatory side as well as of IP.
Andrew Edge is highly regarded for his expertise in M&A and equity capital markets, advising pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Andrew is hugely commercial and knows everything that goes on at our business. He is hyper-supportive.
Andrew Edge is a class act with a great skill set.
Nigel is adept at coordinating litigation across Europe and the USA, including cases before the UPC.
Nigel's indispensable expertise and leadership have been instrumental in managing our most complex and high-stakes cases. He has a keen understanding of when to mitigate risk and when to litigate.
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Life Sciences: Regulatory
Life Sciences: Transactional
Life Sciences: Transactional
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