Professional Experience

April 2001 to date Adlex Solicitors, London

Set up specialist technology and intellectual property law firm. Work includes:

• Domain name disputes: Advising on many domain name disputes including ICANN UDRP arbitrations.
• Intellectual property disputes: Advising on trade mark and other intellectual property disputes.
• Intellectual property contracts and advice: Advising on range of contracts including internet co-branding, terms and conditions, website hosting, publishing and TV production.

Selected as e-commerce expert in the 2000 and 2001 editions of Legal Experts (published by Legal Business).
Member of Society for Computers and Law.

1991 to April 2001 Withers, London
1996-2001 Partner
1991-1996 Solicitor
E-Commerce and Technology Group

Headed 8-lawyer team (comprising both commercial litigators and lawyers) which was recommended for Information Technology (IT) in the 1999 and 2000 Legal 500.

IT experience included:

• handling internet domain name litigation and ICANN UDRP arbitrations
• advising on IT and e-commerce contracts including software licenses and co-branding, linking, content supply and similar agreements
• drafting website terms and conditions and advising on internet content including regulatory issues, data protection, defamation and intellectual property
• advising the Institute of Chartered Accountants on its WebTrust scheme
• advising organisations on e-commerce legal risk management
• advising on software escrow schemes
• handling IT disputes between customers and suppliers.
• Commented to national and international media on internet legal issues; articles in the Independent newspaper, European Lawyer, E-Commerce Law & Policy Report and Computer Law and Security Report.
• Spoke at conferences on IT legal issues.

Litigation Department

Partner in Withers Litigation Department (30 lawyers) handling a wide range of litigation including: information technology (see above), intellectual property (passing off, trademarks, copyright and patents), defamation, contract, sale of goods, shareholders' disputes, competition law (in High Court, EU Commission and OFT) and professional negligence.

Other Experience

1990-1991 Waltons & Morse, London
1986-1990 Taylor & Buchalter, Dublin
1985-1986 Davis, Markel & Edwards, New York

Education & Qualifications

March 1991 Admitted to roll of solicitors in England
October 1987 Admitted to roll of solicitors in Ireland
July 1986 Passed New York State Bar Examination (entitled to be admitted in NY)
1984-1985 Law Society Course, Dublin
1980-1984 Trinity College, Dublin, LLB in Law, 2:1 Honours

Personal

Languages: Conversational French
Computers: Word; Excel; FrontPage 2000
Interests: Humorous poetry, politics, travel, chess, reading, sports