International law firm Bird & Bird this month welcomes back former IP and Life Sciences partner Trevor Cook, who rejoins the firm as Of Counsel

Trevor Cook spent nearly 40 years with Bird & Bird before moving to the United States in 2013. Trevor is known as a thought leader in the intellectual property space and currently acts as Chair of the British Copyright Council and is on the World Intellectual Property Organisation List of Arbitrators.

Trevor rejoins the international Intellectual Property practice of Bird & Bird which already houses an impressive roster of intellectual property talent across Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac consisting now of over 75 partners and 270 other professionals in 18 jurisdictions. His arrival will be an additional contribution to the firm’s wealth of knowledge on the latest developments in IP and Life Sciences.

Trevor Cook, Of Counsel at Bird & Bird said of the move: “I am delighted to be rejoining Bird & Bird’s international IP group. I am very happy to be back with good friends and to be a part of this market-leading international team once more”

Morag Macdonald, co-head of the international Intellectual Property practice at Bird & Bird, said: “We are delighted to be working with Trevor again, and look forward to leveraging his extensive IP and Life Sciences knowledge and expertise for the benefit of our clients. The combination of the extensive younger talent we have in the group with Trevor’s years of experience is unbeatable.”