Leona joined SH&P in 2022 and is a senior associate within the firms Brands & Trade Marks Team, and is a qualified Trade Mark Attorney Litigator. She has considerable expertise in UK and EU trade mark portfolio management and enforcement.

She has advised businesses in a wide range of sectors including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, fashion and entertainment, and has spent time on secondment at a multinational logistics company.

Prior to qualifying as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in 2011, Leona read Biological Sciences at Oxford University.

She is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). Leona is a member of the Law & Practice Committee’s EUIPO Liaison Working Group and volunteers for its virtual free advice clinics.

In her spare time, Leona can be found playing in her local symphonic band.