New managing partner at Nottingham law firm

Steve Smith

Steve Smith has been appointed as the managing partner of Nottingham intellectual property law firm, Potter Clarkson.

The appointment follows Colin Baker’s five-year tenure in the role.

Smith joined the firm as a trainee patent attorney in 1998, working his way up to partner in 2007. He is a specialist in the protection and commercialisation of biotechnology inventions.

He was involved in the firm’s decision in 2016 to set up a team of specialist IP solicitors offering litigation and non-contentious IP services.

Smith said: “It is a real privilege to take on the management of the firm at such an exciting time. In recent years, we have delivered against our ambitious growth plans to create a genuinely pan-European, full-service IP practice. This has been a fantastic effort by everyone in the firm and I’m proud to lead the incredible team here at Potter Clarkson as we enter a new chapter in our history.

“With an established presence across Europe and a network of international IP attorneys, we are well-placed to support our clients with the full range of IP services anywhere in the world.”

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