Professional Qualifications

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

Prior Experience

  • 2005 to date: DLA Piper
  • 2000-05: London based international law firm

Recognitions

  • Chambers and Partners 2020 said John “is an IP enforcement and advertising expert called upon by leading brands to ensure compliance of their campaigns with guidelines and rules. He is also an experienced litigator who regularly defends regulatory complaints and copyright infringement actions for media and sports clients”.
  • Legal 500 2020 describes John as a “name to note” for advertising and marketing work, and as an IP and media expert who is a leading name for copyright and trademark work.
  • John is commended in the World Trademark Review’s “The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 2020” for his trademark enforcement and litigation work.

Education

  • St Peters College, Oxford University, BA (Hons): English Law with French Law 2:1, 1998
  • College of Law, London, LPC, 2000
  • University Nottingham Trent, Diploma in Commercial IP, 2006