Experience and Background

Chris is an experienced commercial and technology lawyer advising on a wide variety of arrangements, including complex manufacturing and distribution arrangements, service provision and supply, procurement and licensing arrangements. Chris’s technology experience includes hardware procurement, software development, licensing and support.. Chris has been recognised as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 for both commercial and technology work.

Chris previously worked for major international and city law firms advising businesses from small owner-managed businesses to major multi-national conglomerates. Chris also has considerable experience working in-house having spent 6 months on secondment working with one of the UK’s major retailers.

Chris has specific expertise in sports related work, having advised the UK’s premier motorsport venue, a premiership rugby team and one of the world cup organising bodies on a variety of contracts including licensing, sponsorship, hospitality, merchandising and outside broadcast agreements.

  • 2022 - Present: Howes Percival 
  • 2008 - 2022: Dentons 
  • 2002 - 2008: Howes Percival 
  • 1997 - 2002: Masons 
  • 1990 - 1997: Henmans 
  • 1988 - 1990: Mills & Reeve 

 

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