Marks & Clerk partner quits for HGF

January 15 2014

IP attorney firm Harrison Goddard Foote has hired a partner from Marks & Clerk to boost its London trade mark team

Stephanie Loeffler will join the firm as a partner in the firm’s trade mark team. She has a degree in pharmacy and has particular expertise in pharmaceuticals and healthcare but will also advise clients from the automotive, packaging, chemical, financial services, property development and investment and media sectors.

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