Simon is a partner in our technology practice, with over ten years' experience of advising technology companies and institutions investing in or collaborating with technology companies. Simon's first degree was in chemistry/biochemistry, providing an ideal platform to provide effective advice to complex businesses.

Based in the Cambridge office, he specialises in transactions that involve the generation and exploitation of new technology and intellectual property rights including license agreements, R&D collaborations, joint ventures, co-promotions and other commercial arrangements.

Simon has particular expertise in and experience of the following industry sectors:

pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (including regulatory) IT (including licensing, distribution, system procurement and integration, outsourcing, e-commerce and data protection) semiconductors mobile/wireless.

He also has extensive expertise of academic/commercial technology transfer arrangements, having acted for numerous start up companies spinning out of UK universities such as Cambridge, Imperial, Nottingham and others. He is a frequent speaker on this topic and has presented workshops at Praxis seminars (being the seminar training programme for academic institution technology transfer professionals).

Simon has worked in-house with technology companies as well as in private practice, most recently as EU counsel to a NASDAQ listed US software house. He played an instrumental role in the establishment of ERBI, the leading Cambridge biotechnology networking organisation acting as secretary for a number of years and is asked regularly by Cambridge University to mentor pre-start up technology entrepreneurs.

Brexit

Simon is one of our specialist Brexit lawyers. Contact Simon Crossley for more information on the legal implications of Brexit on intellectual property View our Brexit hub for our full range of Brexit resources.

Privacy and information law in the UK - What to expect if the UK leaves the EU

This document looks at the impact on privacy and information laws in the UK if a Brexit was to happen.

Resources

Simon has recently contributed to new intellectual property law videos on how our intellectual property legal team can help you. View the videos below

Intellectual Property How can we help you?

Intellectual Property, Why work with Eversheds?

Intellectual Property, Our experience

Intellectual Property, Working with British Gas, a case study

  

This document looks at the impact on privacy and information laws in the UK if a Brexit was to happen.

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