News About Gowling WLG

Reed Smith adds former Gowling WLG tech sector group co-head as a partner in London

David Brennan will join the firm’s corporate team after almost 14 years at Gowling WLG

1 Feb 2026

Osborne Clarke strengthens IP and disputes team with trio of new partners

Joiners arrive from Hausfeld, Pinsent Masons and Gowling WLG

7 Jan 2025

Cooley recruits Gowling’s London life sciences head

Jenny Davies joins as a partner in Cooley’s London life sciences partnering and licensing practice

23 Oct 2024

Pfizer secures patent win at UK High Court in RSV vaccine race

GSK’s two patents declared invalid as both attempt to launch first RSV vaccine in UK market

8 Oct 2024

Lenovo ordered to pay more money to InterDigital in pivotal FRAND dispute

Kirkland and Gowling WLG advise as Court of Appeal in London sets global FRAND licence for SEPs used in cellular mobile technology

16 Jul 2024

Gowling WLG names asset management head next UK chair

Emma Pioli to succeed incumbent Andy Stylianou in May

31 Jan 2024

Gowling WLG grows in Germany with quartet of senior hires

Recruits join as partners from firms including Norton Rose Fulbright and DLA Piper to bolster recently-launched Frankfurt office

30 Nov 2023

Prominent City firms sign climate crisis pledge

Osborne Clarke, DLA Piper and Mishcon de Reya among eight firms signing pledge to help limit global warming to 1.5°C

22 Jun 2023

London International Disputes Week begins with arbitration-focused day as top lawyers back tech’s profound impact on disputes

Ben Rigby reports on LIDW’s opening day featuring keynotes on aspects of arbitration and a tech study

15 May 2023

Lenovo ordered to pay nearly $140m to InterDigital in key FRAND dispute

UK High Court hands down landmark FRAND judgment that decides licensing terms between Chinese company Lenovo and technology firm InterDigital

21 Mar 2023

Gowling WLG adds Taylor Wessing partner quartet for Frankfurt launch as it targets Europe growth

Anglo-Canadian firm secures capital markets, M&A, PE and real estate partners to launch third German office

15 Mar 2023

Hermès victorious in battle with NFT digital artist

French luxury house, represented by BakerHostetler, wins pivotal case that tests the scope of trademark protection in the digital age

9 Feb 2023

US in-house counsel avoids serious reprimand following UK judgment embargo breach

Court of Appeal judges show leniency to in-house counsel after he breaches the embargo of a judgment relating to a patent case

31 Jan 2023

Gowling adds seven-strong team from Womble Bond Dickinson for Leeds launch

Team led by partner Julia Dacre Field joins Gowling’s housing development practice

19 Oct 2022

LandSec adds two new firms to refreshed legal panel

Gowling WLG and Cripps bag spots as seven firms including Pinsent Masons and Herbert Smith Freehills are re-elected

18 Jul 2022

Addleshaw Goddard continues European expansion drive with offices in Munich and Frankfurt

UK firm's strategy 'well ahead' of schedule as it follow up on moves into Dublin and Luxembourg

23 Mar 2022