Marek Petecki > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bristows LLP Offices
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England
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Marek Petecki
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Marek is a partner in the Corporate Practice. He advises companies and investors who are active in IP-rich sectors; in particular the life sciences, technology and consumer products sectors.
Marek has a broad transactional practice that includes debt and equity financings, M&A, spin-outs, joint ventures, restructurings and complex commercial agreements.
Marek’s clients include several of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical and technology companies, as well as fast-growing companies and specialist investors.
Career
Qualified in 2003, Partner since 2010, Joint Managing Partner since 2016
Education
Manchester Grammar School; University College London (1998 BA History and Anthropology)
Leisure
Family, running, cycling.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
Bristows LLP houses a ‘truly exceptional‘ practice which assists clients with the full gamut of commercial, regulatory and IP-related issues. Liz Cohen co-leads the team with Richard Dickinson; Cohen has longstanding expertise in multi-jurisdictional litigation concerning patent revocations, and arbitrations, and Dickinson has in-depth knowledge of biochemistry, often assisting pharmaceutical companies with licensing and manufacturing agreements. Using her in-house experience in the medical device industry, Claire Smith has deep knowledge of licensing and commercial partnership agreements. Brian Cordery ‘goes above and beyond‘ when acting in contentious IP issues, including patent revocation and defence work, while Robert Burrows utilises his knowledge of molecular biology to advise clients on patent validity challenges. Matthew Warren is noted for his commercial expertise, often handling settlements and license agreements, and Marek Petecki regularly assists biopharma corporates and venture capital investors with transactional matters. Alex Denoon has ‘excellent regulatory knowledge‘, often advising disruptive technology clients on human tissue and genomics issues.
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
The ‘user friendly’ team at Bristows LLP provides ‘outcomes focused and sensible’ advice for corporate venture arms, institutional investors and university-spin outs providing and seeking investment within the life sciences and tech sectors, in particular. Marek Petecki is key to the firm’s success in the area and provides ‘considered and thoughtful advice’ throughout the funding life cycle. check Iain Redford heads the team and handles some venture capital work as an extension of his broader corporate finance, private equity and M&A offering.
Lawyer Rankings
- Life sciences and healthcare London > Industry focus
- Venture capital London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employers