Partner - Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Based in our Bristol office, Megan qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and has over 18 years' experience as Commercial Litigator. She became a partner in 2016, specialising in intellectual property disputes, including cases involving copyright infringement, trademark infringement, passing off, design right infringement and Company Names Tribunal disputes.
Heading up Thrings’ Intellectual Property team, Megan is also experienced in providing non-contentious Intellectual Property and Data Protection advice and manages several global trade mark portfolios for her clients. She is adept at making trade mark applications both in the UK and globally via WIPO or her extensive network of tried and trusted agents in different jurisdictions.
Megan has substantial expertise in the field of contentious data protection and related claims including breach of confidence actions, misuse of confidential information claims and advising and assisting clients in relation to the handling of Data Subject Access Requests and data breach claims. She holds the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection online list of qualified GDPR Practitioners.
She also has extensive experience handling commercial contract disputes and allegations of fraud against company directors. Megan is keenly aware of the need to adopt a commercial approach and is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution.
