Bolstering our market-leading international IP practice with Giles Crown appointment in London

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Giles Crown as a partner in our international IP practice, bolstering our highly regarded IP service offering with his wealth of experience and wide-ranging repertoire.

Giles will be joining the firm in February 2024 from Lewis Silkin, where he has built an outstanding reputation for advising clients across all aspects of intellectual property, media and regulatory law. He specialises in advertising and marketing, entertainment and media, privacy and data protection, consumer and regulatory and, defamation and reputation management work. His expertise and client base spans many different sectors, including the creative industries, media, consumer, retail and technology.

Head of Taylor Wessing's UK Technology, IP and Information team Graham Hann said: "Giles' practice operates seamlessly from ultra high net worths through to big media and tech which aligns with our strategic sectors. As there is an increasing demand for multidisciplinary advisory work amid the current evolving market, Giles' skill set is an exciting addition to our award-winning IP practice and the wider technology, IP and information team, reflecting our strategy to provide a holistic offering to our clients across our major strengths in media/new media, technology and data."

On his appointment, Giles Crown said: "I am excited to be joining Taylor Wessing's internationally renowned IP practice. Taylor Wessing's values of delivering client service excellence through innovation and creativity resonates with me and my practice. With my deep understanding of the sectors in which Taylor Wessing operate, I believe I can add valuable strength, skills and market profile for the firm in IP, advertising & marketing, consumer, reputation management, contentious data privacy and regulatory matters.”

Giles follows the recent announcement of the establishment of new IP capability in MENA with the hire of Munir Suboh, and Anneka Dalton, who joined the Dubai and London offices respectively, further strengthening our international IP platform.