2024/2025
"Gowling have an excellent IP/IT team. They are proactive, insightful, and innovative."
"Very technically capable across the board, with a wealth of patent experience and individuals who get to grips with the technology."
"A very diligent and responsive team. They are enjoyable to work with."
"They are proactive, knowledgeable and highly experienced."
"Very knowledgeable "
"They have top-quality partners and staff. I would single out: Alex Brodie, Huw Evans, Matt Hervey. But also good senior directors and associates, namely Michael Carter and Alex Driver."
"The team at Gowling is full of lovely people who are all very friendly. This is particularly helpful during stressful parts of litigation. They are also incredibly hard-working. The senior members of the team in particular are very knowledgeable about FRAND issues and strategy."
"Lots of good people, both at partner and senior associate level. Fun to work with too."
"They have expertise in the area, and are responsive and engaged. They are diligent and responsive. They seek the best outcome for the client with practical advice."
"Alex Brodie and Huw Evans are great partners. They have good client relations and a sound grasp of strategy. The firm has great associates too such as Michael Carter, Alex Driver and Ollie Carpenter."
"Gowling WLG is very good in very high-end but still practical advice. They are great and nice people with knowledge, but very modern and not arrogant."
"They are an experienced and knowledgeable team who work together well with each other, the counsel team and the clients."
Alexandra Brodie
"She has an excellent strategic oversight and tactical grasp. She can analyze highly complex systems and communicate decisions in clear, simple terms. Is foresightful and can react rapidly to unexpected events."
"She is very responsive and on top of the issues."
"She is all-round excellent. Has a laser focus on achieving the client's widest commercial and strategic aims, excellent foresight and great at running her team."
"Excellent grasp of strategy, and also at managing clients."
"She is very engaged in her cases and so has a good grasp of the issues. Combined with a good strategic mind it means she knows how to position the cases in ways that best assist her clients. She is also very good at managing the relationship between client and counsel, even in more difficult circumstances. She is very good at including more junior members of the team in discussions and getting their views. "
"Good tactical/strategic sense, good client relationships."
"She has good client relations, and a sound grasp of strategy."
Paul Inman
"Operates both at the strategic and detailed level; has oversight over the case and its direction as well as getting stuck into the technical detail."
John Coldham
"Very bright, knows a lot about the law, and gives great advice."
"Client and matter management."
"He is a very knowledgeable, highly skilled IP litigator. He goes out of his way to assist his clients. He also manages the team of solicitors who work with him well."
Michael Carter
"He is fabulously organised, with an exquisite knowledge of a case, and a strong strategic oversight, with a constant eye on client's commercial goals."
"Michael has a very analytical mind and is always on top of every detail. He is great at offering different solutions to problems."
Huw Evans
"Commercially focused advice; uses litigation as a piece towards an ultimate commercial goal."
"Has Immense practical experience, seen every kind of problem before and has won every kind of case. Good sense of humour too."
"We are doing a couple of cases. We are also on opposite sides on another. Huw is very persuasive and good with clients."
"Good client relations, sound grasp of strategy. Working with Huw on two cases (as well as being against him on one other – he is a tough opponent)."
Kate Swaine
"Lovely person – so off the beaten track for a UK lawyer. On top of developments and fun to work with."
2023
"We value their consummate professionalism and integrity, diversity of thought, deep expertise/skills, and experience in niche areas of IP law."
"We appreciate the quality of advice from a technically strong team, who are commercial and don't charge the earth."
"Their team is very friendly and approachable and they provide excellent advice at a reasonable cost."
"They are a very friendly, approachable team. We appreciate the good client management and the strategic and commercial approach."
"They are very proactive, and very commercial."
"They are responsive, thoughtful, strategic and pay attention to all the details."
"They are very knowledgeable, provide actionable advice and recommendations, are responsive, and have excellent English skills. "
"We value their breadth and depth of experience."
2021 client testimonials
A client referee said: “[They are] easy to work with and their costs are not as high as other firms.”
2020 client testimonials
“They are trusted advisors and an extension of our in-house team,” says a brand owner client who values the “great relationship” and “personalised service”.
2019 client testimonials
A pharmaceutical industry client said it used Gowling WLG because of its “cost, technical understanding and flexibility” and described the firm as “very client-focused”.
