Joanna is a partner in the firm’s media and technology practice whose key areas of expertise are technology transfer, IT/IS outsourcing transactions, collaborations and brand exploitation and she advises clients on a range of matters from multi-partner industry/academic collaborations to major sponsored events. Joanna has been a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in intellectual property law since 1998 (most recently re-accredited in 2014) and teaches this at postgraduate level. She has had particular success in attracting high-value and challenging deals, thanks to her pragmatic and knowledgeable advice.                                                                                                         

Admitted in Scotland

Expertise
Technology, Media and Telecoms | Intellectual Property

Sectors
Food and Drink | Pharma & Life Sciences | Pharma and Life Sciences | Public Sector

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    Eric Lund, CEO, MedSource

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    Pooja Jain, Founder of CogniHealth  

  • Joanna is insightful in her approach, and has enormous attention to detail, professional rigour and discipline.