2025
"Fantastic team of practitioners who are exceptionally proficient in legal and scientific advocacy on patent matters. They work collaboratively with other counsels across jurisdictions. Greatly appreciate the quality of the client relationship that Powell Gilbert fosters."
"Commercially astute, embedded within our company tech, exceptionally responsive and very easy to work with."
"They provided advice tailored to the needs of the client in an approachable manner and are pragmatic and cost-effective compared to some of their peers."
"Responsive and pragmatic. Always one step ahead of the opponent."
"[Powell Gilbert] gives you the very best chance of winning because they have a better approach to instructing and using experts. Lots of experience even in mid and junior ranks."
"Very smart, excellent strategic [team] for litigation, especially large-scale multi-jurisdictional litigation. Excellent technical knowledge. Attention to detail is just as good. Coordinate extremely well as a team. And to a person, all super people to work with."
"They are highly competent but also a pleasure to work with. They are all really nice people outside of the courtroom."
"High dedication to details, outstanding technical expertise"
"Flexible team size, high performance and dedication."
Alex Wilson
"Alex Wilson is a real star. He is an excellent strategic advisor and knows how to assemble the right team to tackle any project.He is also a true gentleman."
"Alex Wilson is a first-class strategist and litigator, very culturally adept, fluent in multiple languages and works well with local counsel."
2024
"I have been working with Tom Oliver and Peter Damerell and they both are excellent professionals with a deep knowledge of IP law and a business-oriented attitude. I sure recommend them."
"Very good patent litigation firm – very skilled, strategic and friendly."
"In addition to their just simply being ahead of everyone else in the class, we prefer to work with PG on the basis of their diverse team and because they are fun and interesting people with a lot of character."
"Powell Gilbert are a pre-eminent patent litigation firm in the UK market. They appear in all of the biggest cases and when the stakes are highest. Their firm's ethos is perfect: they combine extraordinary hard work and aggressive litigation strategy with being incredibly lovely people."
"We know them very well and know they have the proper expertise. They are very expert and efficient with a deep knowledge of patent matters, very clear in their approach."
"Highly skilled, experienced, and pragmatic."
"Powell Gilbert has an excellent technical understanding and outstanding litigation skills in UK patent litigation matters. Powell Gilbert is responsive, has a very good strategic understanding and technical expertise. It also is experienced in participating in larger international teams."
"Powell Gilbert is one of the best patent litigation firms in London and has a depth of knowledge and expertise which is second to none."
Penny Gilbert
"She is just brilliant and always very friendly."
Siddharth Kusumakar
"He is likeable and very intelligent, yet he has patience with collaborators who may not move with the same intellectual pace."
"Very skilled and nice to work with."
Simon Ayrton
"Simon is one of the leading patent litigators in the UK. He combines deep subject-matter knowledge with a highly commercial and strategic approach. He has been consistently trusted by clients with the very largest patent litigation under way in London."
Peter Damerell
"He has excellent client skills and a highly analytical mind."
Zoe Butler
"Zoe is an exceptional IP lawyer and litigator who has a great scientific knowledge but also has great instincts as a litigator."
2023
"We appreciate that they provide a very responsive service with efficient, lean staffing."
"We appreciate their efficiency – they are precise but straight to the point."
"They are highly skilled and knowledgeable, both on the technology and the legal side of the litigation. We appreciate that they are highly communicative with client and offer reasonable rates. "
"We appreciate their responsiveness. They are user-friendly- they are able to communicate legal issues to non-specialist clients as well as gain respect of scientific clients with their ability to understand complex scientific concepts."
"They have great knowledge of patent IP and the specifics of UK law."
"The Powell Gilbert team are a joy to work with in what can be the extremely stressful process of litigation. They always worked collaboratively with the client and were always proactive in driving the litigation and in trying to find a way to promote settlement.
"They provided clear advice so that the client was able to make informed decisions throughout the litigation. Their choice of barristers for the case was extremely good and their preparation of the case for trial was so good the opposing client even congratulated them after the trial."
"We appreciate the high attention to detail, very honest feedback and outstanding legal expertise."
