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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Aberdeen Office
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Dr Gary Wilson
Visiting Partner and Head of Scotland
Aberdeen
+44(0) 1224 258 510
gwilson@hgf.com
Chem Eng LS
Birmingham Office
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Dr Chris Moore
Partner
Birmingham
+44(0) 121 644 4960
cmoore@hgf.com
Chem Eng
Glasgow Office
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Craig Watson
Visiting Partner
Glasgow
+44(0) 1224 258 510
cwatson@hgf.com
Chem Eng

Dr Gary Wilson
Partner and Head of Scotland
Glasgow
+44(0) 141 229 5800
gwilson@hgf.com
Chem Eng LS
Leeds Office

Dr Jonathan Atkinson
Partner & Opposition Team Head
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0139
jatkinson@hgf.com
Chem Nano Pharma

Jonathan Couchman
Partner
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0143
jcouchman@hgf.com
Chem Nano Pharma

Robert Harrison
Partner and IT Director
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0100
rharrison@hgf.com
Law

David Potter
Partner & Head of Trade Marks Team
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0144
dpotter@hgf.com
TM
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Carol Watkiss
Partner and HR Director
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0100
cwatkiss@hgf.com

Tim Wright
Partner and Finance Director
Leeds
+44(0) 113 233 0137
twright@hgf.com
London Office
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Hsu Min Chung
Partner
London
+44(0) 207 776 5100
hchung@hgf.com
Chem Pharma
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Matthew Dixon
Partner & Head of Engineering Team
London
+44(0) 207 776 5100
mdixon@hgf.com
Elec Eng

Geoffrey Smith
Partner
London
+44(0) 207 776 5100
gsmith@hgf.com
Law TM
Manchester Office

Rosemary Barker
Partner
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4911
rbarker@hgf.com
Eng TM

Dr Chris Benson
Partner & Head of Nano Team
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4922
cbenson@hgf.com
Elec Nano TM
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Duncan Coutts
Partner and Regional Head of Formalities
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4905
dcoutts@hgf.com

Antony Gold
Partner
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4900
agold@hgf.com
Law

Dr Andrew Wells
Partner & Head of Pharma Team
Manchester
+44(0) 161 247 4902
awells@hgf.com
Chem Pharma LS
Oxford Office
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Hsu Min Chung
Partner
Oxford
+44(0) 186 533 8044
hchung@hgf.com
Chem Pharma
Sheffield Office

Harry Hutchinson
Senior Partner & Head of Electronics Team
Sheffield
+44(0) 114 274 3702
hhutchinson@hgf.com
Elec

Mark Lunt
Partner
Sheffield
+44(0) 114 274 3701
mlunt@hgf.com
Eng

Sally Whittle
Partner and National Head of Formalities
Sheffield
+44(0) 114 274 3700
swhittle@hgf.com
York Office

Kate Taylor
Partner and Head of Life Sciences Team
York
+44(0) 1904 732 135
ktaylor@hgf.com
Chem LS