Steven helps his clients maximize their potential by building long-term relationships with pharmaceutical and life science companies. Passionately supporting his clients with robust IP strategies and ambitiously striving for excellence, Steven develops people and teams, sees the bigger picture and finds innovative solutions.
Steven has 20 years of combined in-house and private practice experience working in and managing cross-functional teams, and is a European, UK and Australian patent attorney.
Specialities: pharmaceuticals; drug development and IP; drafting, portfolio management and prosecution; lifecycle management; licensing (in- and out-); due diligence and FTO; contentious work including litigation and opposition; regulatory exclusivities and PTE/SPC.
Outside of work, Steven enjoys a sporting challenge (the next one being the Madrid Marathon in 2023) and has been learning to SUP with his family on the River Cam. At the weekend, he can be found in the kitchen perfecting a Sunday roast whilst listening to The Huey Show on Radio 6 Music. He also encourages his daughters with all of their sport and activities (this mostly involves being a taxi).