Overview

Samantha is an associate in the Technology & IP Transactions Practice Group in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Samantha supports clients on the intellectual property, technology and data privacy elements of corporate transactions and other commercial agreements.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Samantha worked as an associate in the IP, Media, Sports and Entertainment team in the London office of DLA Piper UK LLP. Samantha was also seconded to the Global Legal Team of Unilever PLC.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author, “Balmain or Banal? EU General Court Considers the Distinctiveness of Luxury Fashion House’s Lion’s Head Logo,” Entertainment Law Review, 2024

Co-Author, “The Metaverse IRL – EUIPO Refuses to Register ‘METAVERSE FOOD’ and ‘METAVERSE DRINK’ as EU Trade Marks for Real-World Goods,” Entertainment Law Review, 2023

Co-Author, “High Court Considers the Nano-Details of Consumer Law for Students in Relation to University IP Policies,” European Intellectual Property Review, 2023

Author, “No Exit through the Gift Shop - Banksy trade mark declared invalid for bad faith,” Lexology, October 2020

Co-Author, “Covid-19: Advertising guidance for brands (UK),” Lexology, April 2020

Seminars

Speaker, “Anti-COVID devices: a comparison between the UK and Italy,” Lexology, September 2020

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Kirkland’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Committee

Member, Kirkland’s Firmwide EU IT Advisory Group

Society for Computers and Law

IP Inclusive

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • University of Law, LondonLPC; M.Sc., Law, Business and Management2017
  • King's College LondonLL.B., Law with American Studies2016
    University of North Carolina School of Law, International Exchange Year, 2014