Alex Woolgar Email & Phone Number

I am a lawyer specialising in intellectual property and, increasingly, ESG. I am based in Oxford and spend lots of time in London and Cambridge too. I feature in the major legal and IP directories and I play an active role in various IP bodies. Further info at: https://www.mills-reeve.com/people/alex-woolgar.There are many excellent lawyers and firms in the UK, so why might you choose to work with me and Mills & Reeve over all the others? A few potential reasons:- Ever since training at a resolutely "multi-specialist" City firm, I have kept a broad practice. I advise across IP transactions, strategy and disputes, commercial contracts, and regulatory developments (particularly in relation to the tech sector and sustainability). This helps me to understand the big picture, make useful connections and guide clients through new, uncertain and/or complex situations.- I have developed, partly deliberately and partly through serendipity, niche specialisms. I work across a range of sectors but know the tech sector particularly well. The intersection between IP and ESG led me to cleantech (plus green trade marks and sustainability claims). I understand data as an asset class, particularly in the contexts of financial services and healthcare. My clients are balanced between fast-growth and market-leaders, which leads to interesting cross-pollination of insights and practices. - I am convinced that innovation can (and must) be harnessed to make the world fairer and more sustainable - and the organisations that are smart about how they do this will succeed. My job is to help interesting people and organisations to realise maximum overall value from their intellectual investments. It's inspiring and energising to work with them to do this. - My job is also to be all over the detail but I try not to be too much of a lawyer about it. My main motivation is to add commercial value. Clients say I am "very approachable and extremely knowledgeable", "savvy" and "strategic". I make time to get to know people and really understand what makes them and their organisations tick. This helps me get to the point, advise proactively, and build enduring, mutually-beneficial relationships.- Mills & Reeve is embedded in the Oxford, Cambridge and London ecosystems and the wider UK plc. The firm has an impressive national and international network and is full of great professionals. It is also an incredibly human law firm, which genuinely puts people (clients and its own) first, and supports me to practice in the way that I think will make the most difference (see above).

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