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Cathrine Ripley

Cathrine Ripley

Work Department

Commercial & Technology/IP

Position

Advises and negotiates a wide range of commercial contracts for clients in sectors including IT, manufacturing, food, automotive and, in particular, construction.

Also advises on data protection (including breach notifications and preparation for GDPR) and intellectual property issues (primarily patent licensing and copyright).

Oversees FSP’s UK and EU trade mark work.

Career

Spent first 5 years of career in the City and initially specialised in litigation.

Long-standing member of FSP’s commercial & technology team, returning to full-time role in 2014 and becoming partner in 2016.

Languages

Conversational French

Memberships

Member of British Computer Society and Society of Construction Law.

Education

University of Nottingham (2:1 geography, 1986)

Nottingham Law School (CPE and Law Society’s Finals, 1987 and 1988)

L’Alliance Française, Paris (Diplôme de Langue, 1989).

Mentions

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) • South East

Intellectual property