Managing IP’s Women in IP recognises the leading female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past 12 months.

About Tamsin Holman

Tamsin practised as a barrister for five years at specialist IP chambers prior to qualifying as a solicitor and joining a leading City firm. She joined D Young & Co in 2011 and leads the firm's dispute resolution & legal team.

Tamsin is also highlighted as an IPSTAR in Managing IP's IP Stars 2021 survey and as a "gold" expert for trade mark enforcement and litigation in the World Trademark Review 1000 2021.

World Trade Mark Review comments that Tamsin is “an outstanding professional”, “is practical, knows her clients’ businesses well and is extremely responsive” and “is a master tactician in litigation”.

Legal 500 comments that Tamsin “always provide(s) solid and clear advice on contentious trade mark, passing off, copyright, design and domain name matters.”

Managing IP (IPSTARS) notes that “clients can rely on lawyers like Tamsin Holman” and that she is “a cut above the rest”.

Tamsin’s practice involves predominantly contentious IP matters, with an emphasis on enforcement and infringement of trade marks, design rights, copyright, domain names, database rights, trade secrets/confidential information, as well as licensing disputes, matters involving ex-employees and anti-counterfeiting work. She acts for UK and international clients in a variety of sectors, including publishing, entertainment, leisure and fashion, FMCG, luxury goods, IT, finance and life sciences.