Edwin Coe boosts Intellectual Property team with the addition of two experienced partners

London, March 20, 2025 – Edwin Coe is thrilled to announce the appointment of partners Dennis Lee and Lakmal Walawage to its Intellectual Property team.

Dennis has a great deal of experience and expertise in IP rights, licensing, business contracts, digital and technology, and internet and IT-related disputes.  Dennis is fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and Cantonese, and can advise and negotiate on behalf of clients in Chinese. He joins our team from Broadfield UK (formerly BDB Pitmans), having headed the IP department there.

Lakmal joins Edwin Coe from JMW Solicitors where he led their IP team, having trained at a specialist IP practice. Lakmal has experience covering all aspects of intellectual property law, breach of confidence, and defamation disputes. He specialises in disputes both in the High Court (including the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) and in the Registry (both EUIPO and UKIPO). Lakmal adds additional strength to our trade marks and designs filing and prosecution practice.

“I am pleased to welcome Dennis and Lakmal to the firm,” commented Simon Miles, Edwin Coe’s Head of IP, “Their experience and complementary skills adds depth to our, now seven partner, IP team benefiting our existing clients and attracting new clients to the firm.”

Alison Broadberry, Managing Partner at Edwin Coe, added: “We are delighted that Dennis and Lakmal have joined Edwin Coe during this exciting period of our growth. Their experience aligns perfectly with our strategic focus of Private Capital and Litigation and we look forward to working with them.”