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UK firm hires lawyer who beat Oatly to lead practice
The new IP chief joins after securing a significant Supreme Court victory for Dairy UK in a high-profile trademark dispute with plant-based food producer Oatly.

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Hiring the “outstanding” new partners underscores the firm’s aim to be the “go-to” for complex, high-stakes contentious matters.
A long-serving partner in the IP & technology division will head up the European practice at the firm.
The new IP chief joined the firm in 2025 and replaces Mary Bagnall, who spent nearly a decade in the role and will become a consultant to the firm.
Three former Winston & Strawn partners join the firm’s office in Texas, reuniting with colleagues who moved in February as King & Spalding grows its commercial and IP litigation practice.
The New York hire brings broad litigation and transactional experience, including advising clients on artificial intelligence, computer science and telecommunications.
New partner, who brings commercial regulatory expertise, will further combine firm’s ambition to become “unrivalled IP powerhouse”
The trial group, which brings “exceptional litigation talent”, joins larger firm in Texas and Washington, DC, coinciding with the announcement of the Winston Taylor merger.
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