Bristows LLP

Managing Partner: Stephen Smith, Adrian Sim

Numbers of Partners: 46

Number of Fee-earners: 214

CONTACTS

Advertising, Marketing & Promotion: Paul Jordan

Brand & Design Protection: Simon Clark, Jeremy Blum

Charities & Not-For-Profit: Iain Redford

Commercial Contracts: Matthew Warren

Commercial Litigation: Mark Brown, Angela Fouracre

Copyright & Digital Business: Simon Clark, Myles Jelf

Corporate: Iain Redford, Marek Petecki

Dispute Resolution: Mark Brown

Employment: Gareth Wadley

EU & Competition: Sophie Lawrance, Stephen Smith

Information Technology: Mark Watts, Toby Crick

International Arbitration: Mark Brown, Jeremy Blum

IP Commercial Transactions: Claire Smith, Matthew Warren

IP & Patent Litigation: Andrew Bowler, Myles Jelf

IT Disputes: Anna Cook, Angela Fouracre

Life Sciences: Richard Dickinson, Liz Cohen

Outsourcing: Chris Holder

Privacy & Data Protection: Mark Watts, Marc Dautlich

Public Sector: Chris Holder, Adrian Sim

Publishing, Defamation & Media: Mark Brown, Alex Keenlyside

Real Estate: Tim Allen

Real Estate Investment & Funds: Iain Redford

Regulatory (Life Sciences and IP): Alex Denoon, Xisca Borras

Tax: Miranda Cass

Telecommunication: Toby Crick

Trade Mark Portfolio: Ian Gruselle

Venture Capital: Iain Redford

THE FIRM Bristows is the world’s leading specialist law firm for clients that innovate. Bristows is a European headquartered hub for litigation, transactions and advice throughout the world. They help clients grow in life sciences, technology and other dynamic sectors - providing advice on all legal matters - and are proud to be different.

Bristows is an eclectic mix of inquisitive thinkers who are fascinated by the law surrounding their clients’ sector. Many of Bristows’ team have science and technology backgrounds or have worked in the industry. It means they are on the same wavelength and understand what makes the firm’s clients’ business tick.

Many of the firm’s clients are international and its work often crosses different jurisdictions. Bristows has remained fiercely independent since it first began in 1837 and maintains a network of leading lawyers and specialists around the world. This means each practice group is free to partner with the best people in any jurisdiction for each client's need and build the right team of lawyers in the right locations.

Bristows doesn’t work to billing targets. This ensures clients get the right combination of experts working as one, who take the time to share their different perspectives and find the right answer, no matter how difficult or novel the question is. It’s a rare approach that defines the quality of Bristows’ advice.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK Bristows has always been at the forefront of change. From patenting the first electrical telegraph to launching the UK’s genome sequencing project, the firm has been helping clients who create and embrace new technologies and ideas.

Bristows focuses on dynamic, IP-rich sectors and has the expertise to solve a broad range of litigation, transactional, and advisory challenges. The firm has a true cross-disciplinary practice encompassing its renowned IP, competition, regulatory, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, IT and data protection teams. The strength of each individual practice complements the others to provide a fully integrated and comprehensive service.

RECRUITMENT Bristows aims to recruit inquisitive minds, many with science and technology backgrounds. The firm is actively looking to recruit trainees with a variety of academic backgrounds — scientists and engineers and also trainees who have studied law, humanities and arts. Bristows lawyers live and breathe clients’ business, can talk the same language and have a keen eye on the future. Many trainees and associates go on secondment at client companies, including Google, McDonald’s, Capgemini, AstraZeneca, Samsung, Novartis, Sony and WPP.