Ari Laakkonen, Tim Powell and Simon Ayrton are recommended.

IP firm Powell Gilbert LLP has remained busy handling some high-profile patent disputes in the IT and telecoms sectors. It successfully acted for HTC in a case against Gemalto, and is acting for Vringo in a case against ZTE. It has also been representing Rovi in litigation with both Virgin Media and TiVo. Ari Laakkonen leads the team, and fellow litigators Tim Powell and Simon Ayrton are also recommended.