Phoebe De Oliveira Simões

Phoebe is a Solicitor at Briffa, advising on both contentious and non‑contentious matters across the full spectrum of Intellectual Property (IP) issues, as well as related commercial issues. She acts for a range of IP-rich clients on trade mark and design portfolio management, across a variety of sectors.

Prior to joining Briffa, Phoebe managed a varied caseload of UK and international trade mark and design work with full autonomy at a start-up IP firm and trained at a City law firm spanning commercial and corporate work. She also gained experience supporting a national law firm’s commercial team, working in-house on regulatory compliance and contract review, and advising as a legal consultant on art and IP law, contracts and employment matters. This varied and diverse background has given Phoebe a strong commercial perspective alongside her technical legal expertise.

Background and qualifications

Phoebe was admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales in March 2026.

Phoebe holds an LLB from Oxford Brookes University and completed her LLM and LPC at BPP University. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property from Bournemouth University, achieving a Distinction and the CITMA Award for Academic Achievement.

Outside of work, Phoebe is the founder and editor of The Scoop, an independent legal publication and she also enjoys skiing and Pilates.