Hugh is a Partner in the Innovation department, a member of the Technology Group and part of the Mishcon de Reya GreenTech team. He is an experienced commercial technology lawyer, with specialist expertise in the commercialisation of intellectual property rights and IP strategy. Hugh works with clients of varying sizes in relation to the commercialisation of their tech assets: from technology start-ups / spinouts, through high-growth tech companies to multinational corporations.
Hugh works mainly with tech focussed businesses who have valuable IP assets to manage and commercialise. He has significant experience acting for clients specialising in clean and green tech space, hard tech and IT industries, providing practical advice in relation to their commercial contracts, including licensing, collaboration, R&D, SaaS, service supply and related contracts. He also advises on a range of other B2B and B2C contracts, including operations management agreements, terms of supply of goods and services, distribution and manufacturing agreements. He is a member of our GreenTech Focus Group dedicated to green and clean tech initiatives, specialising in supporting companies who have developed tech with a focus on sustainable development and environmentally friendly practices, and investors involved in impact investment and the green economy.
Hugh also co-manages our Mishcon GC service, which is designed for clients of all sizes who require uncomplicated access to legal support where have little or no in-house legal function, or specialist legal support where the client's in-house legal team requires it for specific projects. The service provides clients with a flexible service to respond to their ad hoc legal needs.