Richard Marke > Bates Wells > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Richard Marke
Work Department
Commercial.
Position
Partner, commercial team. Richard has a broad range of commercial contract and related experience with particular expertise in technology contracts, outsourcing, the licensing and acquisition of all forms of intellectual property and contracts in the sports, life sciences and media sectors. Also advises clients on related regulatory issues such as data privacy law, Bribery Act compliance and consumer law.
Career
- Trained Travers Smith, 1992-1994
- Assistant Solicitor, Travers Smith, 1994-2002
- Partner, Travers Smith, 2002-2008
- Partner, Lawrence Graham LLP, 2008-2011
- Partner, Bates Wells, 2011 to Present
Languages
Conversational Italian.
Memberships
- Member of The City of London Law Society Commercial Law Committee
- Tech UK
- Society for Computers and Law
Education
- St Thomas More School, Bristol
- Durham University
Leisure
Food, wine, tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Bates Wells has developed notable expertise in the field of data licensing, acting for both suppliers and customers of IT services. The practice provides a full service offering to start-ups and overseas technology companies on a broad range of commercial issues. Richard Marke leads the team and advises IT clients on outsourcings and the acquisition of technology products.
London > Industry focus > TMT
Bates Wells has a full-service TMT offering and advises on commercial contracts, data privacy, M&A, immigration issues and employment matters. The practice is particularly adept at matters relating to gig economy, outsourcing and media. Team head Richard Marke acts for IT clients in technology product acquisitions while Rupert Earle leads the media litigation work. Paul Jennings handles employment and partnership issues within the sector.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: schools
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Property finance