Simmons & Simmons is set to boost its intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of Howrey City partner Marjan Noor.

Noor will join Simmons next week (6 September) in the firm's London office. She was previously a partner with Taylor Wessing and joined Howrey two years ago.

Noor is a patent and regulatory partner with a particular focus on the life sciences sector. In addition to her legal qualification, she also has a medical sciences and pharmacology degree, with her legal practice focused on patent litigation for research companies as well as pharmaceutical regulatory advice and litigation.