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Michelle
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Partner & IP Solicitor

Manchester Office Alderley Park Office

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Telephone. +44(0) 161 247 4900
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Experience

Michelle is a highly experienced transactional IP specialist. Michelle provides strategic and transactional IP advice to clients in a wide range of sectors and has specific expertise within the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector having worked 12 years with AstraZeneca and with a BSc in Pharmacology & Physiology.

Michelle is experienced in the drafting and negotiation of a whole range of agreements including licensing, co-development, clinical, manufacture, services and supply contracts and has provided IP advice on a number of major corporate licensing transactions, acquisitions and business sales and works regularly with many educational institutions and their spin-out companies.

In addition to her expertise in the life sciences sector, Michelle also advises clients within the retail sector in connection with brand licensing, digital content arrangements, data privacy, website development, commercial terms of business, distribution, supply and franchising.

Michelle regularly presents on a broad range of IP and commercial topics including licensing, strategic IP protection and GDPR. Michelle has also delivered a range of legal training focused towards compliance programmes within in-house teams, including on topics such as Good Document Practice, Handling Sensitive Information, Alliance & Post-Deal Management, Market Disclosure & Insider Trading and Issue Management Team Set-Up & Support. Michelle sits on a University Ethics Committee for the review of life sciences projects and is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and Pharmaceutical Licensing Group.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Solicitor

England & Wales

BSC

Dual Hons in Pharmacology & Physiology

LAW DEGREE

Post Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE)

LPC

Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC)

Recognition

Legal 500 2021

‘I find Michelle Davies is easy to dialogue with, listens, advises and gently steers well.’

Publications

HGF ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2025

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HGF ranked band 1 in Chambers and Partners UK 2025

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Mondaq awards HGF for thought leadership in Germany

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HGF is ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2024

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Healthy data management for health apps

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KTN Microbiome Strategic Roadmap

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COVID-19 contractual and legal considerations

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HGF continue to be highly ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings

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Do I really need a contract?

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COVID-19 - Contractual and Legal Considerations

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Global Franchising - Europe, GDPR and Brexit
Luxury Law Alliance - Contractual issues and COVID 19 – a retailer’s ‘new norm’

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Microbiome Strategic Roadmap - Material Transfer Agreements

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Conferences: 2023

21st November 2023

LSPN Europe 2023

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14th - 15th November 2023

HGF are Gold Partners of the Trade Secret IP Protection & Management Summit

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28th June 2023

IAM Live: Trade Secrets Strategy Europe 2023

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13th, 22nd June 2023

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2023

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13th, 22nd June 2023

The UPC has opened its doors! See the latest updates and advice on the UPC here.

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Conferences: 2022

1st December 2022

HGF's IP in Retail Conference London 2022

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14th September 2022

Webinar: The new Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent – a guide to your contracts

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10th May 2022

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2022

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Conferences: 2021

27th January 2021

IAM webinar: Preparing for the IP due diligence checklist of the future for microbiome innovation

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14th January 2021

HGF IP in Healthcare Virtual Conference 2021

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Conferences: 2020

03-12-2020

IP in Retail Conference 2019 Leeds, London and Amsterdam - Presentation on Competition takes on e-Commerce - Geo-blocking, Cross Border Sales and the Guess Decision

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1st December 2020

HGF IP in Retail online training events

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15-10-2020

IP in Retail Conference 2020 - Presentation on Big Brands, Big Value

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29-07-2020

IAM Webinar - Presentation on Tailormade Licensing - no one size fits all

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29th July 2020

IAM webinar: Tailormade licensing – no one size fits all

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09-06-2020

HGF Advertising Webinar - Presentation on CMA's approach during the COVID Pandemic

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Conferences: 2019

3rd December 2019

IP in Retail Conference Amsterdam 2019

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26-11-2019

Life Sciences IP Conference - presentation on Legal Risk Minimisation and Mitigation

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26th November 2019

IQPC Life Science IP 2019 - London

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24th September 2019

IP in Retail Conference 2019 - London & Leeds

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CSR

Michelle sits on the Leeds University Biological Sciences Ethics Committee for the review of life sciences projects and she is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and Pharmaceutical Licensing Group.

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