Professional Qualifications

• Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

Prior Experience

2005 to date, DLA Piper
2000 to 2005, London based international law firm

Recognitions

John is commended in the WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 2017.

Chambers 2011 comments he is renowned for his track record in working for clients from the media sector. Clients say he can be "reliably trusted to handle whatever you throw at him".

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

Memberships

John sits on the Cyberspace Committee of the European brand owners' association, Marques, and is a member of the IP committee of CLLS (the City of London Law Society).  He is also a member of BLACA (British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association), and INTA (International Trade Mark Association).