Ionic Legal has welcomed Tania D’Souza Culora as a partner in London, strengthening its contentious intellectual property and brand protection offering. Her arrival takes the number of partners at the specialist IP and IT law firm to five in just over a year, reflecting its rapid growth since launching in 2024. The firm has also expanded geographically, opening a new office in Winchester alongside its existing bases in London and Manchester.
D’Souza Culora brings more than 20 years’ experience in contentious IP matters with a particular focus on brand protection and global anti-counterfeiting strategies. She has advised clients across sectors including technology, fashion, luxury goods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Dual-qualified in Ontario and England & Wales, she was most recently a co-founder of boutique IP practice Seastone, having previously been a partner in the IP group at Gowling WLG. Like Ionic’s co-founders, she began her career at Baker McKenzie in London.
Commenting on her appointment, Paul Cox, co-founder of Ionic Legal, said: ‘When we launched Ionic Legal last year, we knew we wanted to attract the brightest and best talent in IP to join us and we are delighted to welcome Tania to the firm. Her experience will complement and deepen our expertise in our core areas of trade mark prosecution, litigation and anti-counterfeiting. She is also someone we have known for 25 years and shares our core values.’
Alongside partner-level growth, the firm has recruited additional paralegal talent, welcoming Jordan Carter and Isabel Shaw-Smith in recent weeks, with Sarah Walker set to join in early October. The appointments mark the latest stage of expansion for Ionic Legal, which continues to advise many of the world’s largest brands on both contentious and non-contentious IP and IT matters.
