• Read more about Katharine Leonard

Katharine is a third seat Trainee Solicitor in our Intellectual Property and Trade Marks team in Dundee. Katherine completed her first two seats in Private Client and Corporate.

She holds a BA in Marketing and Business from Abertay and completed her Accelerated LLB and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Glasgow.

Before joining Thorntons, Katharine gained almost 5 years’ experience working in Insolvency as an Administration Assistant. She also worked in Compliance for just under a year prior to starting her traineeship.
 

• Read more about Katy Dow

Katy has specialisted in Intellectual Property since completing her Traineeship with the firm and qualifying as a Solicitor.

She advises individuals, businesses and public sector bodies on a wide range of Intellectual Property matters including commercialisation, licensing, the protection of confidential information and general commercial contracts. Katy has a particular interest in research and commercial collaborations and copyright law.

Katy strives to provide excellent client care and commercially focused advice. She is also a Notary Public.

• Read more about Liam McMonagle

Dual qualified in Scots and English law

Liam is a highly experienced commercial lawyer whose practice covers corporate and commercial work with a particular focus on the technology, gambling and education sectors. His practice is a mix of advisory work, commercial transactions and dispute resolution.

Liam joined Thorntons in 2010 from Dundas & Wilson (now CMS) having previously worked in London for leading media firm Harbottle & Lewis.

• Read more about Kirsty Stewart

Dual qualified Chartered Trade Mark Attorney. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Intellectual Property.

Kirsty has over 10 years’ experience in intellectual property law and heads up the firm’s in-house trade mark and branding agency.