Six new trainees join Forresters
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We are delighted to announce that we recently recruited six trainees across our London, Birmingham and Munich offices, as part of our commitment to developing talent and expertise for the future.
Joining the firm are Elliot Farrell, Timothy Bone, Jacob Tyszka, Benjamin Page, Niama Knapp and Katarina Stefkova.
Elliot Farrell and Timothy Bone have both joined the technology and engineering team in our London office. Elliot graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and has industry experience working across the medical device and aerospace sectors as a research and development engineer. He said: “A career as a patent attorney appealed to me as it presents an opportunity to deploy my technical skills in a new discipline with a diverse array of clients and subject matters. Forresters caught my eye as it promised a challenging but supportive environment to develop new skills. I have had a warm welcome to the team here at Forresters and look forward to my future journey towards qualification.”
Timothy graduated from Loughborough University in 2020 with a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and, prior to joining Forresters, spent several years working in the Aerospace industry. Like Elliot, Timothy is excited about the transition from a role in industry to one in IP services with Forresters. “A career as a patent attorney appealed to me, as it presented an opportunity to apply my technical knowledge to evolving technologies, while challenging myself to develop a new skill set. Forresters caught my attention because of its commitment to providing clear advice to its diverse range of clients. Having spent some time working here, I have appreciated how approachable the team is and look forward to throwing myself into the exciting variety of work we do here at Forresters.”
In our Birmingham office, Jacob Tyszka and Benjamin Page have also both joined the technology and engineering team. Jacob graduated from Imperial College London back in 2015, having read Materials Science & Engineering. Prior to joining Forresters, Jacob spent five years working at British Steel, and he says that Forresters’ “Clear Direction” ethos particularly resonates with him. “In my time in industry, I found that distilling complex information into key ideas and straightforward solutions greatly helped the odds of a successful project, something that I will carry over to my work with clients and colleagues at Forresters. I’m looking forward to becoming a fully qualified patent attorney and to learning about a wider variety of new technologies.”
Benjamin joins Forresters as a trainee patent attorney straight after completing a Master of Physics (with Honours) degree at the University of Warwick. He said: “A career in intellectual property, and specifically as a patent attorney, appealed to me because it allows me to apply my scientific understanding to a huge range of different technologies, factoring in both legal and commercial considerations. I was impressed by the firm’s commitment to trainee development through a combination of in-house training, external courses, and real-world case work. While there is still some way to go before qualification, I am excited and motivated to begin my career as a patent attorney at one of Europe’s leading patent law firms.”
In our Munich office, Niama Knapp and Katarina Stefkova have both joined the life sciences team. Niama holds a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Ghent, as well as an MSc in Advanced Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde. She said: “Having spent time working in various sectors throughout my studies, I came to realise that my ideal career choice would relate to scientific research in an office environment. The role of a patent attorney meets these personal requirements perfectly. It also ticks another important box: allowing me to continue improving my scientific knowledge at the same time as keeping up with present-day and future trends and developments. While looking through the training options at other firms, I found something that sets Forresters apart: “Clear Direction”, not only for the client but for Forresters’ trainees too in their careers. The atmosphere here in the Munich office is friendly, inclusive and a pleasure to be a part of.”
Katarina graduated from the University of Birmingham with a First Class Master’s degree in Chemistry with Pharmacology, before going on to complete a PhD at Cardiff University. Like Niama, Katarina is also excited about applying the problem-solving skills she developed in academia to her new role at the firm working on some of the newest scientific developments. “By joining Forresters, I get to play an active role in and apply my technical knowledge to some of the latest innovations from all over the world. Furthermore, I have joined Forresters because of its high-quality, hands-on approach to training new patent attorneys. The fact that everybody at Forresters is approachable and friendly, makes working on real-life cases from the very beginning a lot less intimidating.”
We would like to wish each and every one of the new trainees a very warm welcome to Forresters and the best of luck as they embark on their professional careers with the firm.
