Joining from international firm Cooley, Gareth Dickson has been appointed partner in the commercial disputes team in Cambridge. A UK-qualified solicitor and New York-admitted attorney, he specialises in resolving cross-border technology, intellectual property and social media disputes across the financial services, luxury goods and creative industries. His work involves formulating business strategies for the digital environment, tackling Internet fraud and advising on the misuse of protected works.
Gareth is a regular speaker at international conferences on intellectual property and has been appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation to arbitrate domain name disputes. He is a member of the Law Society’s specialist Intellectual Property Committee as well as its Civil Justice Committee.
Matt Meyer, chief executive of Taylor Vinters commented: “Gareth is renowned as an effective and user-friendly litigator in disputes with an international or online element, so will be a great asset to our commercial disputes team, which regularly receives international instructions and forms a key part of our wider technology practice."
With offices in London, Cambridge and Singapore, Taylor Vinters employs just over 100 lawyers including 24 partners. Its clients range from FTSE 50 and Fortune 500 technology multinationals through to fast-growth, venture backed and owner-managed businesses.