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Rouse gains from A&O partner move

Managing Intellectual Property

Rouse Legal has hired former Allen & Overy partner Catriona Smith as a specialist consultant. She is due to join the firm on Monday.

Catriona Smith

The Rouse group incorporates IP consultancy Rouse & Co International, Rouse Patents and the IP law firm Rouse Legal. It has 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, India, China and south-east Asia and the firm’s clients include BP, Cartier, Diageo, Google, GSK, Harley-Davidson, Nokia, Orange, Sony Ericsson, Woolworths and YouTube.

Smith was a partner in the IP group at A&O for more than 15 years, specialising in IP and IT disputes. During her time at the full service firm, she gained the first EU-wide Community trade mark injunction in the UK and handled the first UK case on unregistered Community design rights.

Two years ago, Allen & Overy hired former Lovells partner Nicola Dagg as lead IP litigator at the firm. In March 2007 patent lawyer Marcus Grosch, formerly a partner with the boutique patent litigation firm Schilling & Grosch, joined the Hamburg office of the UK firm as a partner.

In an emailed statement, a spokeswoman for Allen & Overy said that Catriona Smith had decided to retire from the partnership. “We thank Catriona for the contribution she has made and wish her all the best for the future," she added.