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.

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 Chartered trade mark attorney with over 35 years' experience in the field of trade marks, designs and copyright.

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, Rob is known for his "wonderful advice and understanding".

Jens Grabenstein

Partner

Jens is passionate about helping biotechnology companies build strong patent portfolios.

Samantha Busher

Partner

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

Erik Scheuermann

Partner

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

Mark Scott

Partner

Mark is an experienced and versatile attorney specialising in proceedings before the EPO and the UKIPO.

Ellie Seymour

Partner

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

Paul Brookes

Partner

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

Andy Nicoll

Partner

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

Zachary Jelley

Partner

Zachary is a UK and European Patent Attorney specializing in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for electronic and computer-implemented inventions.

Richard Scott

Partner

Richard's practice spans the full patent lifecycle, from patent drafting and prosecution to freedom-to-practice and EPO opposition work.

Allister McManus

Partner

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

Lee Mullen

Counsel

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

Henrietta Rooney

Counsel

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

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.

Sally Kennedy

Associate

Sally works in the chemical field, with a particular focus on small-molecule pharmaceuticals.

Laura Garlick

Associate

Laura is a UK and European patent attorney in our electronics and mechanical group.

Paul Waldron

Associate

Paul is a European and UK Patent Attorney specialising in the Life Sciences.

David Yeomans

Associate

David is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, qualifying in 2015.

Emma Pratt

Associate

Emma is a UK and European Patent Attorney specializing in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of electronics, software, and mechanical engineering.

Isabel Beech

Associate

Since joining Elkington and Fife in 2020, Isabel has gained experience in prosecuting patent applications.

Leanne Anderson

Associate

Leanne specialises in the chemical field, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical patent applications.

Daniel Wright

Associate

Daniel studied Physics at King's College London and graduated with a first class MSci honours degree.

Henry Hinder

Associate

Henry is a UK and European Patent Attorney specializing in drafting and prosecuting patent applications across physics, electronics, and computer-implemented technologies.

Asher Winter

Associate

Asher qualified as a European and UK patent attorney in 2025, having joined Elkington + Fife in 2021.

Nickeal Sidhu

Associate

Nickeal studied Natural Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA honours degree in 2021.

Catherine Dabrowska

Associate

Catherine studied Human Biology at the University of Birmingham (First Class Honours MSci) before moving to the University of Cambridge for her PhD.

Lewis Smith

Associate

Lewis studied MSci Chemistry with industrial experience at the University of Bristol (first class honours, 2017).

James Easton

Associate

James studied Chemistry at the University of Southampton where he obtained his MChem degree, before continuing on to study for his PhD.

Rebecca Southwart

Associate

Rebecca studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford and graduated with an MChem in 2022.

Sophie Knott

Associate

Sophie completed a PhD at the UCL/Birkbeck Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology.

Max Freebairn

Associate

Max studied Chemistry at the University of Durham, obtaining his BSc before continuing to pursue an MRes in Synthetic and Organic Chemistry.

William Bouette

Associate

Will studied Mechanical Engineering (Meng) at the University of Bristol, where he graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree.

Letitia Childerhouse

Technical Assistant

Letitia studied Medical Sciences at the University of Leeds (BSc Honours) and Translational Cancer Medicine at King's College London.

June (Ju Yeon) Han

Technical Assistant

June studied Biochemistry at University of Oxford (Mbiochem) before obtaining her PhD in computational developmental biology.

Harriet Oliver

Technical Assistant

Harriet studied Biological Sciences at Imperial College London (BSc Honours, First Class) before obtaining her PhD in Neuroscience.

Oliver Moseley

Technical Assistant

Oliver obtained a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, following a Chemistry degree from the University of Bath.

James Nunn

Technical Assistant

James studied Physics at the University of Warwick (MPhys 1st Class, 2019).

Zainab Rhyman-Adam

Trainee Trade Mark Attorney

Zainab read law at the University of Bristol (LLB, 2021) before qualifying as a CITMA paralegal (2022).

Annie Sahota

Technical Assistant

Annie holds a PhD in Bionanotechnology and an MRes in Chemical Biology (Distinction) from Imperial College London.

Kitty Lavercombe

Technical Assistant

Kitty studied Mechanical Engineering (MEng) at University College London, where she graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree.

Priya Masih

Trainee Trade Mark Attorney

Priya read Law at Brunel University London (LLB) before completing the LPC LLM at The University of Law.

Matthew Hendey

Records Manager

Matthew has spent over a decade working in top-tier IP law firms and joined E+F as Records Manager in 2019.

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.

Wayne Williams

IT Manager

Wayne joined E+F in 2022 from one of the top design and build companies in the UK.

Nikita Shetty

Finance Manager

Nikita is a Fellow at ACCA with over 10 years of financial accounting experience gained in various sectors in the UK and internationally.

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