Collyer Bristow enhances commercial and IP offering with strategic senior hire

Law firm Collyer Bristow is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Coe as a Partner in its Corporate & Commercial team. Coe joins the team from nationwide firm Clarke Willmott.

Coe advises clients on a range of complex commercial matters across a number of industries, with a particular focus on commercial and non-contentious intellectual property law.

Coe has considerable experience advising corporates and entrepreneurs on acquisitions, sales, and licensing of IP, as well as advising on a wide range of issues relating to their entering new markets and commercializing innovation in existing service and product offerings.

Coe first qualified as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand before re-qualifying as a solicitor in England & Wales when she joined Linklaters in their London office. She has worked as a consultant in-house in the City and in private practice at Carter-Ruck & partners and Norton Rose.

Commenting on Sarah’s appointment, Sharon Fryer, Head of Commercial Services at Collyer Bristow said: “Sarah’s reputation and expertise in providing innovative and tailored advice to fast-growth, ambitious businesses perfectly aligns with our overall focus as a firm. Sarah’s addition bolsters our broad service offering to businesses and complements our sector credentials in Digital and Financial Services, and we are thrilled to welcome her to Collyer Bristow.”

On joining Collyer Bristow, Coe said: “I am delighted to be joining Collyer Bristow. The firm’s enviable corporate & commercial offering combined with its long-standing strength in private client services, makes it a natural choice for me and the clients I work with. I’m looking forward to beginning my next chapter with Collyer Bristow.”

Coe joined Collyer Bristow on Monday 6 January 2025.

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