Jessica Gregson

Associate
Jess helps clients to realise value in and protect their intellectual property.
Jess helps clients to realise value in and protect their intellectual property.

About

Jess is a diligent and proactive lawyer, who is committed to delivering excellence to her clients and developing lasting relationships.

Since joining the firm in 2021, Jess has advised clients on managing IP portfolios and licensing, brand protection, infringements and resolving disputes; she also gained valuable experience in the Commercial and IT team advising on commercial contracts, distribution and supply agreements, data protection, regulatory and franchising.

With her pragmatic and collaborative approach, Jess is a capable negotiator and provides clear, thoughtful advice to help her client’s achieve strategic success.

Jess has a particular interest in protecting the creative works and designs that define the fashion and luxury industries and is an active member of the firm’s Fashion & Luxury and ESG sector groups.

Expertise
Intellectual property Franchising Sustainability and ESG Fashion and luxury goods Life sciences

Experience

  • Recent work
    • Advising a leading luxury fragrance and beauty distributor on distribution and brand protection matters;
    • Advising a well-known social media influencer with over 6 million followers on brand protection matters;
    • Advising and negotiating for highly regarded chefs on a consultancy and licensing agreement for a prominent restaurant on London’s Southbank;
    • Managing an online brand protection and anti-counterfeiting programme for a multi-national pharmaceutical company;
    • Acting for an industry-leading US biotechnology in an international arbitration regarding a licence for cell lines;
    • Supporting a global biotechnology company with IP licensing, including negotiating complex cross-border patent and know-how licence agreements with major pharmaceutical companies.
  • Qualifications and recognition

    Jess graduated from King’s College London earning an English Law with Australian Law degree, having spent a year of her undergraduate at Monash University in Melbourne.

  • Advising a leading luxury fragrance and beauty distributor on distribution and brand protection matters;
  • Advising a well-known social media influencer with over 6 million followers on brand protection matters;
  • Advising and negotiating for highly regarded chefs on a consultancy and licensing agreement for a prominent restaurant on London’s Southbank;
  • Managing an online brand protection and anti-counterfeiting programme for a multi-national pharmaceutical company;
  • Acting for an industry-leading US biotechnology in an international arbitration regarding a licence for cell lines;
  • Supporting a global biotechnology company with IP licensing, including negotiating complex cross-border patent and know-how licence agreements with major pharmaceutical companies.

Jess graduated from King’s College London earning an English Law with Australian Law degree, having spent a year of her undergraduate at Monash University in Melbourne.

“Let’s make it happen” begins with actively listening to clients to understand their goals. From there, we proactively work to achieve these objectives, tackling challenges as they arise, and ultimately celebrating our successes together.

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