An outstanding 23 attorneys feature in this year’s edition of The Legal 500, one of the world’s leading legal directories, including 20 key attorneys and leading individuals: Gwilym Roberts, Rowena Tolley and Iain Stewart. As a firm, we are honoured to have been commended.
"Kilburn and Strode LLP boasts a team with diverse expertise, encompassing knowledge in the chemistry and life sciences, electronics, physics, engineering, and computing sectors, including AI and machine learning on the patents side, with growing areas for the Trade Marks team including online enforcement and anti-counterfeiting mandates. The practice is well equipped to handle both UK and European matters, including drafting, prosecuting, and representation in EPO opposition proceedings, the management of global portfolios, and advice on validity, infringement, freedom to operate, cross-border filing programmes, disputes, and enforcement matters."
The firm's diverse expertise is particularly applauded:
Richard Howson is a key name in the aerospace and automotive industries.
Gareth Fennell, "who chairs the technology and engineering departments," is commended for his "expertise in computer software, healthcare systems, and medical devices" alongisde Nick Lee who "heads the life sciences and chemistry practice," with Jennifer Harris spearheading a "growing chemistry practice with a large group of pharmaceutical clients."
The firm's successful growth strategy has also been recognised for its positive impact on clients internationally, with a growing patents practice in the US.
Harry Harden heads up the firm’s San Francisco liaison office and is adept at supporting clients in the Silicon Valley.
In addition, the firm "boasts a pan-European ‘trade mark powerhouse’ practice with teams based in London and Hilversum."
Trade Mark group lead Iain Stewart and his team have been described as "agile and very responsive" by one client testimonial. In another, the firm is distinguished for "acting as our in-house team. They handle all trade mark-related work, including management of our portfolio. The team is cohesive and covers the required expertise to support a company's branding strategy in an integrated and cost efficient way."
They have invested time in learning about our business, and they understand our longer term objectives as well as our more immediate needs. Their advice and support are always tailored to our particular circumstances, and they make management of our trademark portfolio a pleasure.
The team has been praised as a "highly experienced trade mark powerhouse" who are "easily able to handle large projects" and provide much needed, "hands-on advice".
Iain Stewart, Ryan Pixton and Ben Scarfield stand out. Highly recommended and all of them a pleasure to deal with.
Ryan Pixton is praised for being "diligent and a pleasant professional" and Ben Scarfield is recognised as being "commercially astute and knows what matters to me."
With an already impressive and growing UK client base, Rowena Tolley has been described as "absolutely exceptional and it is a real pleasure to work with her. While genuinely focused on working towards her clients best interests, Rowena provides valuable and strategic advice in a variety of matters, including brand portfolio management, prosecution, oppositions, clearance searches, and more."
Rowena Tolley is a fantastic attorney. She is very responsive, and her advice is always practical and tuned to our needs. I couldn't recommend her highly enough.
Kilburn & Strode thanks The Legal 500, our clients, and contacts who took part in the research and congratulates all of the attorneys who have been ranked in this year’s guide.
For full details of the rankings in The Legal 500 2025, please click here.