11 South Square adds barrister from Hogarth to its ranks
The 11 South Square team is welcoming a new member: Edward Cronan spent the last five years at Hogarth Chambers, where he worked on a number of high-profile cases – often alongside barristers from 11 South Square.
9 November 2023 by Konstanze Richter
Edward Cronan (33), who has moved to 11 South Square chambers, began his career in 2015 in the London IP practice of Hogan Lovells, focusing on patent litigation from day one.
His work included high-profile suits in a range of industries, among them life sciences and telecommunications. He was, for instance, part of the teams advising MSD against Shinogi over HIV drug Raltegravir, as well as HTC against IPCom over SEPs. While working for Hogan Lovells, he also gained in-house experience on a secondment at pharma manufacturer MSD.
Edward Cronan
Experience in many sectors
Edward Cronan, who has a degree in biological and biomedical sciences, joined Hogarth Chambers in September 2018. As a barrister he represented clients from numerous industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, vapes, video coding, chemistry, electronics and mobile communications.
His clients include Advanced Bionics, whom he represented against Med El over a cochlear implant patent, as well as Philip Morris, for whom he litigated against BAT over heat-not-burn cigarette technology. He is also regularly instructed in FRAND licensing disputes.
He has worked on disputes in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the European Court of Justice, as well as in the UKIPO and the EPO.
Side by side with 11 South Square
Several times, Edward Cronan worked together with barristers from 11 South Square, for clients including AIM Sport in the dispute against Supponor over advertising technology, Shenzhen Carku against Noco over jump-lead products and SOLiD Technologies against Commscope over communication technology.
“As my practice has evolved over the last few years I have found myself spending more and more time at 11 South Square. I realised recently that I have worked on more trials with the barristers there than any other chambers and it makes more sense for me to continue my practice at 11 South Square”, Cronan said, explaining his move.
He joins a team of 19 barristers specialised in patent litigation, seven of them KCs, who are especially renowned for their work in telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.
The departure leaves Hogarth Chambers with 17 barristers active in patents disputes, seven of whom are KCs. Traditionally there is a strong focus on media, IT law and commercial law with an especially strong presence in broad IP disputes. While the intellectual property department is historically driven by soft IP matters, its patent department has been growing more visible in recent years.
