Intellectual Property Practice Expands in Mintz Levin's London Office
11/2/2004
Angus Phang Joins Firm as Member
London, England - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, LLP announced that Angus Phang has joined the firm's London office as a Member in the Intellectual Property section.
An experienced solicitor, Mr. Phang was previously a partner at Willoughby & Partners in Oxford where his practice concentrated on IP protection, enforcement and exploitation, non-contentious IT and eBusiness and IP asset management. Prior to joining Willoughby & Partners, Mr. Phang was a partner and the joint head of the technology group at Andersen Legal Garretts in the Thames Valley where he was responsible for the development of the firm's IP practice and where he worked with clients such as Office Depot, Timberland, and Motorola.
"As we continue to expand our presence in Europe where we have established a premier intellectual property practice, the addition of Angus, a highly experienced solicitor, further enhances our ability to provide outstanding service to a growing number of companies," said Ivor Elrifi, a Member of the firm and Co-Chair of the IP Practice. "We are seeing an increasing need for IP assistance from both European companies who have U.S. IP issues and domestic clients who need help with foreign IP issues and we are now in a better position than ever to meet the needs of those clients."
Mr. Phang is a member of the Society for Computers and Law, the Thames Valley Commercial Lawyers Association and INTA. He earned a BSc. (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Surrey and his law diploma from the University of Westminster.
Mintz Levin's London office assists clients with many significant issues and challenges involved in the intellectual property arena. It provides comprehensive, practical advice to a wide range of emerging and established technology-based businesses in high technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, nanotechnology, and telecommunications, as well as other industries. Mintz Levin's diverse clientele includes multinational corporations, universities, early-stage companies, and individual inventors.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC is a multidisciplinary law firm with over 450 attorneys and senior professionals in Boston, Washington D.C., Reston, VA, New York, New Haven, CT, Los Angeles and London.
Mintz Levin is distinguished by its reputation for responsive client service and expertise in the areas of bankruptcy; business and finance; communications; employment; environmental; federal; health care; immigration; intellectual property; litigation; public finance; real estate; tax; and trusts and estates. Mintz Levin's international clientele range from privately held start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a wide array of industries including biotechnology, venture capital, telecommunications, health care and high technology.
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