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Profile
Tom is a dual qualified solicitor in both Scotland and England and Wales. He joined Harper Macleod in April 1998 and was promoted to Associate within the Corporate & Commercial Department in April 1999. He was assumed a partner in May 2001. Tom leads the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group. He represents the firm in ecomlex, a European association of e-business law firms and is also a member of the CLA E-business and Intellectual Property Working Groups. Tom was responsible for setting up the firm's dotcomstartup project, the first of its kind in Scotland, a web-based service targeting new online business ventures. He is the principal adviser to the Scottish Premier League on matters relating to broadcasting, sponsorship and all other IP&T-related issues. Tom also acts as corporate adviser to a wide range of businesses in industry, sport and the creative arts.
Designation
Partner
Education
LLB (Hons), Dip LP - Bristol University (1983 - 1986)
Previous Experience
- Traineeship - Stoneham Langton & Pasmore (1988 - 1990)
- British Steel Industry Ltd (1990 - 1994)
- McClure Naismith (1994 - 1995)
- Henderson Boyd Jackson (1996 - 1998)
Specialist Accreditation(s)/Member of Committee(s)
Tutor in Company and Commercial Law at Glasgow Graduate School of Law.
Areas of Speciality
IP&T Practice Group Leader, General Corporate, Intellectual Property, IT
Recent Cases
- SPL - Sponsorship Agreements Scottish Express and Daily Record.
- SPL - Webcasting Agreements
- SPL - Various other Licensing Agreements (Panini, Mitre etc.)
- Fairfull Holdings Ltd Acquisition of George Carruthers & Sons Ltd
- InFront Soloutions Limited - investment by The Innovation Group plc
- Global Recycle Ltd - dotcomstartup
- Limone Media Ltd - dotcomstartup
- Justabeep.com Ltd - dotcomstartup
Profile of Interests
Family, Tai Chi, Sport, Cinema, Music & Food
