One of the UK and Europe’s leading intellectual property firms, Withers & Rogers, is announcing the promotion of six senior associates and four associates spanning three of its UK-based offices in Sheffield, the Midlands and London.
The promotions will further strengthen several of the firm’s industry-facing practice groups, which have been experiencing increased demand from innovative businesses for intellectual property services. Three are in Advanced Engineering, four in Electronics, Computing & Physics and twoin Life Sciences & Chemistry. One of the promotions will also further strengthen the firm’s Trade Mark team.
The six promotions to senior associate are Gemma McGeough in Sheffield, Christopher Range and Frank Harner in the Midlands and Kirsty Simpson, Greg Stepney and Mark Caddle in London.
The four promotions to associate are Shu Yang and James Mitchell in London and Andrew Hey and Callum Docherty in the Midlands.
Karl Barnfather, chairman of Withers & Rogers, said:
“Investment in talent management and recruitment is a core part of our business strategy and it’s a pleasure to announce ten well-earned promotions this month.
“Growing awareness of the commercial value of intellectual property rights across industry sectors is encouraging more businesses to come forward to seek advice. As a firm, we want to be ready to meet their needs. Our focus on growing our own talent is an important part of this.
“Looking ahead to 2019 and beyond, we know that UK and pan-European IP rights will continue to play an important role in helping businesses to leverage their exclusivity and realise value from their R&D investment.”
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