Sally ShorthoseSally joined Bird & Bird in September 2006 as a Partner in the Intellectual Property Group, based in London. After studying law at Manchester University and then the College of Law, she completed her training at Herbert Smith and qualified in 1988. Ater a period as a solicitor at Herbert Smith, Sally spent eleven years working in-house firstly as senior legal advisor at ICI/Zeneca and latterly as Legal Director of Novartis UK, where she was responsible for all legal matters for the Novartis Group within the UK with particular responsibility for intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance and competition law compliance. She was Head of IP and Life Sciences at another international firm before joining Bird & Bird. As a transactional IP lawyer, Sally has been involved in providing advice in relation to the protection and exploitation of a full range of intellectual property rights, from design rights to patents, trade marks, copyright and confidentiality across a range of jurisdictions, both in stand alone transactions and in conjunction with her corporate colleagues as part of an acquisition, divestment or investment activity. Sally provides a full range of IP commercial advice and support to her clients, including licensing, partnering joint ventures and exploitation agreements, research, development and marketing collaborations. She also frequently advises clients on regulatory and 'freedom to operate' matters, and manages significant due diligence matters. Sally is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on a range of IP related subjects, particularly in relation to regulatory, licensing and exploitation matters. Read More Read Less