People
Our strength is our people and their experience
Our business teams are made up of attorneys from a range of legal and technical disciplines and come from both private practice, industry and academia. This breadth and depth of experience and expertise allows us to provide our clients with the right combination of skills to meet their commercial needs. A skilled support team enables our professionals to deliver the high levels of service our clients have come to expect, right from the filing of applications to the payment of renewal fees. Finally, our operations team ensures that HGF runs as an efficient, professional and commercially successful business that is not afraid to do things differently to meet the needs of our clients.
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Gemma Best
Formalities Assistant
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0138
gbest@hgf.com
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Clare Bowey
Formalities Officer
York
+44(0) 1904 732122
cbowey@hgf.com
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Duncan Coutts
Regional Head of Formalities
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4905
dcoutts@hgf.com

Lyndsey Hall
Formalities Officer
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0158
lhall@hgf.com

Elaine Harding
Formalities Officer
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4906
eharding@hgf.com

Janet Jackson
Trade Mark Formalities Officer
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4900
jjackson@hgf.com

Lucy Jones
Formalities Officer
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4920
ljones@hgf.com
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Alison Kelly
Formalities Officer
Sheffield
+44(0) 114 2743718
akelly@hgf.com

Rachel North
Patent Formalities and Renewals Manager
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0126
rnorth@hgf.com

Mary Slowther
Trade Mark Formalities Officer
London
+44 (0)207 440 8900
mslowther@hgf.com

Joanna Speak
Trade Mark Formalities Officer
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0167
jspeak@hgf.com

Carol Thomas
Trade Mark Formalities and Renewals Manager
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0157
cthomas@hgf.com

Maxine Vause
Formalities Assistant
Sheffield
+44(0) 114 274 3705
mvause@hgf.com

Karen Wright
Formalities Officer
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4909
kwright@hgf.com

Heather Young
Formalities Officer
York
+44(0) 1904 732124
hyoung@hgf.com