MARGHERITA BARBAGALLO
Head of Litigation, IP & Art Law
Margherita is a dual qualified solicitor in England and Wales and Canada, specialising in litigation, dispute resolution, IP and art law. She has experience acting for a wide variety of clients, ranging from companies to high-net-worth individuals, on contentious and transactional matters including multi-jurisdictional matters. Whilst in Canada, Margherita practised as a solicitor and barrister, appearing regularly before the Canadian courts, including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Margherita is a member of the organisation of Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM) and the appointed Social Media Secretary for PAIAM’s International Next Generation (PING). She is proficient in English, French and Italian.
INPUT
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more, collecting and archiving all kinds of information, which assists in bringing unique ideas to the table. Margherita is a person with an open and agile mind, able to absorb and analyse information to inform better decisions, an asset in the context of litigation. She understands the value of listening to capture as much content as possible, and conveys her clients’ legal position with clarity, precision and conviction.
SPECIALISM
Commercial Litigation
Shareholder & Partnership Disputes
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IT, Data Protection and Privacy Disputes
Intellectual Property (IP) Advice
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) Advisor
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Law Advisor
Copyright Protection and Licensing
Art Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Art Law Agreements: Licensing agreements, collaboration agreements, agency agreements, consignment agreements or representation agreements.
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Hear what our clients think:
“Margherita was absolutely brilliant to deal with. What was a very stressful situation, she dealt with everything quickly, professionally and with real care for attention as well as being easy to speak too. I could not recommend her or her team more highly!”
Elle Osborne | EO Estate Agents Ltd
USEFUL RESOURCES
Exploring best practice and ideas
Lidl and Tesco are both well-known supermarket chains in the United Kingdom and commercial rivals. This dispute concerns two of Lidl’s trade marks registered at the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”): one being a figurative mark of a blue square with a yellow disc with a thin red outline (the “Wordless Mark”), and the other being of similar design with the word ‘Lidl’ (the “Mark with Text”),