Kemp IT Law

Information Technology

Founder and Partner

Richard has built an outstanding reputation for advice that combines commerciality and client service with innovative legal solutions to the business challenges of technology development, deployment and regulation.

As a tech lawyer, Richard is top ranked in Chambers UK 2025, named in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame 2025 and has been recognised by peers in Best Lawyers since 2009.

In his career Richard has acted on many landmark projects, including:

Acting for Apple on the establishment of ARM (1990) Acting on the launch of UK operations of Electronic Arts (1987) and Expedia (1998) Lead external European distribution counsel for Microsoft (1993-2003) External IP counsel to the London Stock Exchange (2003-2014) Acting for EE establishing the first MVNO, Virgin Mobile (2000) and on the first mobile infrastructure sharing agreement (with BT in 2001) Acting for Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Simmons and Simmons on the establishment of the Banking Legal Technology Portal (2006)

English

University of Cambridge Université libre de Bruxelles