22 January 2019Big Pharma

HGF adds IP partner in The Hague office

Law firm  HGF has added Leythem Wall as a partner.

The announcement was made in a press release issued on January 14.

Wall, based in the firm’s The Hague office, has focused his practice on a wide range of areas including the chemical and medical sectors.

He has expertise in patent opposition and appeals, having represented clients before the European Patent Office.

He is also a chartered chemist and scientist.

Wall joins from  Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, having been based in the firm’s London office as a partner since 2013.

He previously worked as an attorney for oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil.

Andrew Wells, partner at HGF, said that Wall’s “expertise and experience will be a great asset to our office in The Hague, as well as to our firm-wide chemistry and opposition teams”.

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