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About Peter Pereira
Peter Pereira is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation team in Kirkland’s London office. He has a broad practice across all aspects of IP litigation but has particular expertise in patent litigation at both trial and appellate level.
Peter’s litigation experience covers a broad range of technical fields including engineering, telecommunications and life sciences. He has significant experience acting as coordinating counsel for multijurisdictional matters, assisting clients to develop and implement their patent litigation strategies.
The 2023 edition of The Legal 500 UK describes Peter as “great to work with” and someone who “carries with him judgment beyond his years. He has an astute perception of the judge’s likely view which informs his decisions in litigation”. JUVE Patent describes Peter as “a rising star – he is young but very good”. Peter is also recognised as a Notable Practitioner in Managing IP’s IP Stars.
In 2019–2020, Peter was seconded to GSK’s Consumer Healthcare business, where his work included supporting GSK’s £10 billion joint venture with Pfizer on their respective consumer health businesses, negotiating licenses and handling all litigious trade mark matters.
Peter Pereira
Kirkland & Ellis
40 Leadenhall Street
EC3A 2AA London
United Kingdom
+44 20 7953 2669
peter.pereira@kirkland.com
11 Specialisms
- Automation & Robotics
- Biotechnology
- Computer & Software
- Electronics
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining
- Mobile Communication
- Optics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Physics
Awards
- Listed in IAM Patent, 2025
- Recommended Individual, JUVE Patent, 2025
- MIP Rising Star, 2021
- Joint winner, AIPPI UK study prize, 2020
- Finalist, 30 under 30 award for intellectual property by Lawyers Weekly Australia, 2017
- Best Team, Online Courts Hackathon London, 2017
