Phil Leonard

As an associate in the intellectual property and disputes teams, Phil assists with litigation regarding intellectual property (IP) rights.

Phil works with SMEs, business founders and entrepreneurs worldwide and across a range of business and industry sectors. He advises clients on contentious matters in respect of;

• Trade mark and copyright infringement
• Confidential information and trade secrets
• Design rights
• Database rights
• Keyword disputes
• Breach of contract
• Contractual disputes with associated IP issues

Phil deals with all aspects of IP disputes, from the pre-action stage (when no one is yet suing or being sued) through to litigation in the High Court and IPEC (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) or settlement.

Clients value his work-ethic, capacity to understand their business and the thorough approach he takes to identifying the most effective legal and commercial route to resolving disputes

Phil has been at Waterfront since qualifying in May 2020. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from Oxford University.

With a keen interest in the application of intellectual property law to developing technologies, Phil has contributed to reports published by the Law Society on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and is a member of the Society for Computers and Law, Tech London Advocates and IPSoc.