Ciara Cullen
Partner
Directory Quotes
"Ciara Cullen is consistently excellent. Smart, commercially astute and a pleasure to deal with. She is who I call when I don't know who to call." - Legal 500 UK 2025
"Ciara Cullen is a standout lawyer – smart, thoughtful and an absolute pleasure to work with." - Legal 500 UK 2024
"Ciara Cullen is an outstanding lawyer and very responsive. I am always very happy going to her for advice." - Legal 500 UK 2023
"Outstanding service levels and very client-friendly. Clear and concise vision of all the issues." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
"Ciara Cullen is technically excellent and a fantastic client lawyer. Always there when we need her and gives consistently good advice, both legally and commercially." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
"Ciara Cullen, who focuses on branding matters, is another key individual. She provides 'clear, concise support with contract queries. Ciara Cullen is equally helpful and provides excellent clear concise support with contract queries across a wide range of potential situations." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
"Ciara Cullen stands out for being a true business partner. Ciara coordinates the team to ensure the very best client experience, ensuring accurate timely advice on a diverse range of queries. An expert in her field, we have come to rely on Ciara and her team as an extension of the business." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Next Generation Partner - The Legal 500 UK 2022
"Ciara is a pragmatic, fast and experienced lawyer. Her advice is pitch perfect, she has good knowledge of the FCMG industry and she understands all technical elements of a case, but is also alive to commercial concerns." - World Trademark Review 1000 2021
Next Generation Partner - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Approachable, knowledgeable and very commercial" - The Legal 500 UK 2021
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Ciara Cullen is very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Her litigation experience comes in handy when negotiating complex agreements." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Ciara Cullen is very client friendly. Approachable, able to flex style as appropriate and to explain complex legal issues in a clear and concise way." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Ciara Cullen is very knowledgeable and responsive, good at handling clients with sensitivity and creating rapport." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Ciara Cullen is able to flex style as appropriate and to explain complex legal issues in a clear and concise way. Consistently delivers sound legal advice in a digestible form." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
One client describes Ciara Cullen as 'one of the best lawyers I have ever had the pleasure of working with; she gets what I need and delivers…she is knowledgeable about all IP rights, commercial and practical'. - World Trademark Review 1000 2020
"Ciara Cullen is great at bringing people together to share insights on current issues facing in-house teams – she ensures there are always tangible results" - The Legal 500 UK 2020
[Ciara] is an authority on sponsorship and endorsement arrangements and other commercial IP matters. - World Trademark Review 1000 2019
[Ciara] puts her finely honed negotiation skills to good use when resolving cross-border trademark disputes. - World Trademark Review 1000 2019
"Rising star" – Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2016 edition
Memberships
Awards
- Shortlisted: Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards 2022 - Innovative Leaders in ESG and Diversity
- Shortlisted: British Legal Awards 2022 - ESG initiative of the Year (Ciara Cullen and Sophie Tuson)
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Expertise sectors
Retail & Consumer, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Food & Beverage, Retailers, Consumer Brands
Expertise services
Commercial, Intellectual Property, Consumer Products & Services
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