Career Milestones
Niall starts his career in Intellectual Property law shortly after being called to the Bar of Ireland as a Barrister-at-Law in July 1993.
Qualifies as an Irish Registered Trade Mark Attorney in 1994.
Works as an Associate at a leading Intellectual Property law practice in Dublin from 1994 to 1998.
Appointed first Irish Professional Representative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office in February 1996.
Moves to London in 1998 and works in senior private practice roles for leading ‘West End’ and ‘City of London’ full service law firms over a period of 15 years.
Qualifies as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (no longer practising) in 2002.
Co-founded a boutique Intellectual Property law practice based in London (no longer trading) in 2009.
Qualifies as a Registered Trade Mark Attorney of the United Kingdom in 2014.
Moves to Switzerland and works in-house as a trademark advisor for one of the world’s largest broadcasting and media companies in 2013.
Returns to Ireland and starts his own Intellectual Property law practice in late 2014.
Throughout his career, Niall has acted for and advised clients across a spectrum of sectors, including FMCG; fashion; luxury goods; information technology; broadcasting/entertainment and pharmaceuticals.
Niall has handled a diverse range of matters on behalf of his clients.
Niall has also lectured and mentored on a variety of Intellectual Property topics.
Niall’s Qualifications | Niall’s Representative Cases
