Powell Gilbert has recruited Linklaters' former head of intellectual property (IP) Anna Carboni in a boost for the firm's trademark practice.

The highly-rated trademark lawyer joins the City IP boutique from Wilberforce Chambers, where she has been a barrister since leaving Linklaters in 2003.

Carboni will be the eighth partner at the boutique, which was launched by a five-member group of ex-Bristows partners in 2007 and is noted for its patents practice.