Meet our team

Richard Gillard

Partner

Richard has 20 years of experience in the full range of patent services, including drafting, prosecution, opposition and opinion work.

Nick Ertl

Partner

Nick has 20 years experience in the drafting of patent applications and their prosecution around the world, especially before the EPO.

James Anderson

Partner

James has experience across all aspects of patent practice. A large proportion of his time is spent working on high value European patents.

Oliver Kingsbury

Partner

A qualified European and UK Patent Attorney since 2002, Oliver has experience in providing a broad range of IP support.

Richard Cooke

Partner

Richard joined E + F in October 2005 and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2008 and a European Patent Attorney in 2010.

Chris McLeod

Partner

Chris McLeod is a registered trade mark attorney and an authorised representative at the EUIPO, with over 30 years' experience.

Glyn Truscott

Partner

Glyn's practice spans a wide range of biotechnology subject-matter, from combination immunotherapies to PCR-based diagnostic assays.

Daniel Portch

Partner

Daniel's specialities include computing, computer programs, communications technology and electronic engineering.

Rob O'Callaghan

Partner

Recommended in the Legal 500 (2018 and 2019 editions), Rob is known for his "wonderful advice and understanding".

Samantha Busher

Partner

Samantha handles a full range of patent work, ranging from prosecuting applications, handling opposition and appeal work.

Lee Mullen

Partner

Lee prosecutes patent applications for a wide range of clients before the EPO and UK Patent Office, handling a diverse range of subject-matter.

Erik Scheuermann

Partner

Erik has been practising intellectual property since 2003. Before joining the profession he studied Chemistry in Germany, France and the UK.

Simon Greene

Consultant

Simon is a former EPO examiner with extensive experience in prosecution of difficult cases and drafting for clients both locally and abroad.

Rob Zijlstra

Consultant

Rob has particular experience in patent drafting and prosecution covering a wide variety of technical areas.

Richard Maury

Associate

Richard has had experience in-house (at British Leyland and at the General Electric Company in the 1980s) as well as in private practice.

Helen Brearley

Associate

Helen has over 15 years of experience in the field of intellectual property. Helen's background is in the life sciences.

Sophy Denny

Associate

Sophy joined Elkington and Fife in April 2012 having past experience in private practice. Sophy's area of expertise covers a wide range of disciplines.

Mark Scott

Associate

Mark has experience across a broad range of patent matters, with particular expertise in prosecuting applications before the EPO.

Henrietta Rooney

Associate

Henrietta specialises in the life sciences, with particular expertise in biotherapeutics. Henrietta joined Elkington and Fife in 2016.

Allister McManus

Associate

Allister is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and an authorised representative at the EUIPO.

Ellie Olivier

Associate

Ellie joined E+F in 2013 and has experience in a variety of patent work including prosecution, drafting and oppositions.

Neil Fenwick

Associate

Neil spends the majority of his time drafting and prosecuting new patent applications.

Alison Daniels

Associate

Alison's work relates to a wide range of chemistry inventions including inks, medical devices and materials.

Zachary Jelley

Associate

Zachary's day-to-day practice focuses on the drafting and prosecution of electronic and computer-implemented inventions.

Paul Brookes

Technical Assistant

Paul enjoys working on a broad range of chemical subject-matter. Specialising in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceuticals.

Sally Bovill

Technical Assistant

Sally enjoys working on a broad range of chemical subject-matter, including pharmaceuticals, inks and materials.

Joshua Matley

Technical Assistant

Joshua read Chemistry at the University of Oxford and obtained his Master of Chemistry degree with First Class Honours in 2015.

Richard Scott

Technical Assistant

Richard obtained a first class MChem degree form the University of Oxford in 2009, completing a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry in 2013.

Andy Nicoll

Technical Assistant

Andy specialises in pharmaceuticals and nutrition. He has experience prosecuting patent applications in many major jurisdictions.

Callum Anderson

Technical Assistant

Callum studied Physics at Imperial College London and graduated with a BSc honours degree in 2016.

Gabriel Bracken

Technical Assistant

Gabriel received a first class MEng honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 2016.

Sally Stevenson

Technical Assistant

Sally studied Chemistry at Somerville College, University of Oxford, and obtained her MChem in 2014.

Luke Ingleton

Trainee Trade Mark Attorney

Luke graduated from University College London in 2014, obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property Law.

Melvyn Ansell

Technical Assistant

Melvyn completed his PhD in Chemistry (2017) and MChem in Chemistry (1st Class Honors) at the University of Sussex.

Natalie Vaughan

Technical Assistant

Natalie read Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (BSc) at Durham University and completed her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Bath.

Samantha Southern

Technical Assistant

Samantha received a first class MEng honours degree in Materials Science from the University of Oxford in 2018.

Michael Reda

Technical Assistant

Michael studied General Engineering Specialising in Mechanics at Durham University, and graduated with an MEng honours degree in 2016.

Nick Breakspear

Practice Manager

Nick joined E+F in 2019 with an extensive financial background gained in education, insurance and financial services.

Elizabeth King

HR Manager

Liz joined E+F in 2015, becoming HR Manager in 2018. She is responsible for all aspects of HR and running the monthy payroll.