Trade Mark and Litigation team

Trained Linklaters; qualified 1987; Linklaters 1985-90; Addleshaw Goddard 1990-2009; partner 1992; founding partner Kempner & Partners 2009-2019; senior partner, Haseltine Lake Kempner 2019 to date. Publications of note: numerous.

CIPA (The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys)CITMA (The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys)

A senior partner. Far from being just a ‘figurehead’, Richard combines leading the firm’s litigation function and key client relationships with cutting edge legal work and winning new business. Richard is recognised as one of the UK’s leading Intellectual Property specialists with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP law. Richard assists his clients in relation to the whole IPR Lifespan, helping them with the identification, protection, exploitation and enforcement of their intellectual property rights as well as defending those facing allegations of infringement. He has a particular focus on the development of IP strategy and enforcement/defence, to help his clients gain competitive advantage through the effective use of IP rights. His regular clients include Farrow & Ball, JD Sports, Jet2.com, MedPro and Tesco.

Merchant Taylors’ School; Durham University (1984) BA (Hons) 1st Class Hons