Freeths appoints new partners to its legal team
Leading national law firm Freeths has made two appointments as it continues to grow the practice nationally.
Martin Noble has been appointed as Intellectual Property (IP) and media partner while Nick Sutton has been appointed as dispute resolution partner.
Martin joins the practice from Shakespeare Martineau with over 20 years ' experience and Nick joins from Fletcher Day with 15 years ' experience in the field.
Martin has a Postgraduate Diploma in IP practice and has written and delivered an intensive course for legal practitioners wanting to learn more. One of his recent accomplishments was successfully defending online platform eBUYgumm from a Nominet action brought by eBay and Gumtree.
His appointment will further strengthen Freeths ' growing national IP practice which is led by Partner Simon Barker. The firm 's practice is well known for its skill in handling high-profile IP disputes and its trademark and designs practice.
While Martin 's work covers all IP rights, he brings clients ' significant experience of dealing with copyright, design and patent disputes.
Nick has built strong contentious insurance claims practice acting for the wider insurance market and corporate self-insureds. In addition to his insurance coverage practice, he regularly advises on high value commercial contract risk management projects, breach of contract claims and shareholder disputes.
Nick 's core sector focus is retail, leisure and hospitality, warehousing, transport and logistics, accounting, audit and business consultancy.
Over the last two years, Nick has been at the leading edge of pursuing Covid-19 business interruption insurance claims on behalf of policyholders, which has resulted in a number of high value settlements and litigated coverage disputes, some of which are ongoing.
At Freeths, Nick will work alongside the National Dispute Resolution Team to strengthen its insurance offering for clients across the UK.
Speaking about the new appointment, Martin Noble (Pictured) said: “I am delighted to join Freeths to work within such an established national IP practice. The team has an enviable client base for whom the protection of IP is of paramount importance. I 'm very excited to join a firm with ambitious growth plans and look forward to working alongside my new colleagues where I can continue to provide pragmatic legal advice to innovative businesses. ”
Nick Sutton added: “Everyone I 've met at Freeths so far has made me feel incredibly welcome and I can 't wait to start working with such a talented, energised and collegiate team. “It 's a very exciting time to be joining such a highly regarded litigation team and it 's an honour to be given the opportunity to contribute to further growth and expansion of the firm.
“The firm 's full-service offering and broad skillset will enhance the support and advice that I am able to provide my clients in a way that will lead to the best possible results for them. ”