Laura Kathryn Thompson

Laura is a Senior Professional Support Lawyer in the International IP group, and focuses on patent litigation. Laura has spent many years at major IP firms litigating patent disputes, usually involving co-ordination in multi-national proceedings, particularly in the USA, Europe and Far East, and in a range of industries including high-tech/ICT, life sciences, and mechanical engineering. Laura is involved in providing client-facing and internal training and writes for various publications and client updates, as well as being a sounding board and advising other lawyers in the team. After spending around 12 years conducting patent litigation, she moved to a global publishing company, writing and editing patent and life sciences law and news materials online and in print, and worked on various other product developments within the business while being involved in customer visits and maintaining commissioned author relationships. She joined Allen & Overy in 2016.