Jeremy Drew

Commercial

Partner and Head of RPC's IP and Technology Group and the Retail and Sport sector groups. Jeremy has extensive experience in those areas advising on disputes, advisory matters and transactions. Much of his practice has an international flavour, including worldwide transactions and leading complex international litigation and arbitrations. Jeremy has also spent time on secondment at a major retailer.

Jeremy's work examples include: authoring the much publicised report into Sports Direct related working practices; large-scale IT disputes; advising the successful parties in the much publicised cases of: Jeff Blue v Mike Ashley (High Court - contract); Leofelis v Lonsdale Sports Ltd (Court of Appeal - licensing arrangements); Champagne Louis Roederer v J Garcia Carrion S.A (High Court - trade mark and passing off); significant transactional deals; international arbitrations including in relation to breach of contract and trade mark issues within franchise arrangements; acting for a Premiership football club in relation to HMRC investigations/litigation; sponsorship and endorsement agreements for major international sporting events; sports regulatory (including advising national governing sports bodies and in relation to national and international football rules and regulation). 

Cardiff University (1990 LLB Hons 2(1)); Law Society Finals (1991 2(1) Hons); Higher Rights of Audience exams (2002 pass).