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Chris Pearson

Chris Pearson

Work Department

Intellectual Property Media & Entertainment

Position

Barrister:

Chris Pearson is a specialist in intellectual property, media and entertainment law. Commercially-minded and user-friendly, Chris advises and represents clients ranging from large corporations and substantial rights owners to individual professionals, entrepreneurs, artists and inventors. Clients have access to his experience acting in high-profile litigation, technically complex cases and cases involving known personalities, and advising on non-contentious IP issues, drafting IP agreements or handling sensitive negotiations.

Chris brings to his clients expertise in all areas of intellectual property, including copyright and related rights, unregistered design right, registered designs, registered trade marks, passing off, database right, patents, privacy, data protection, confidentiality, and in all areas of media and entertainment law, especially music, television and film.

Chris can be hired directly by businesses and private individuals.

Career

Year of Call: 1995

Languages

English Fluent French

Memberships

Bar of England and Wales (called 1995) Bar of Northern Ireland (called 1996)

Education

Durham University – Bsc. Hons. Mathematics College of Law, Guildford – Diploma in Law Inns of Court School of Law – Bar Vocational Course

Leisure

Chris writes novels – he is the author of Proof of Death, a thriller featuring lawyer Richard Troy