David Beynon is an experienced practitioner and has an established profile as a commercial, technology and intellectual property lawyer. David’s varied commercial practice includes advising on supply chain transactions and strategic outsourcing projects across a range of industries. His work also involves technology, e-commerce and the internet, including advising on software development, licensing and complex outsourcing solutions. David has a strong and established profile as a transactional intellectual property lawyer and frequently advises clients, across a number of sectors, on the existence, ownership, protection and exploitation of their intellectual property rights. Whilst David’s practice extends across a range of industries a significant part of his work involves MedTech, life sciences, healthcare and the creative industries and he has worked closely with several high-profile clients in those sectors. For example, in the past year, he has been advising Bio-Diagnostics Limited and Prima Dental Manufacturing Limited, on several strategically important projects. Such clients are frequently pioneers in their fields and, as such, have a high and demanding requirement for ongoing commercial and intellectual property advice. In addition, David’s practice also extends across other creative, development and technology focused industries. By way of illustration, David continues to work closely with Tessitura Network, Inc., a leading US based, global provider of innovative relationship management and ticketing platforms designed specifically for the arts, culture and entertainment sectors. David’s experience in private practice has been supplemented by time spent in industry on secondment (with payment services provider allpay Limited, telecoms giant EE Limited and student accommodation specialists Unite Group plc), which enables him to better understand his clients’ overreaching commercial objectives and deliver his legal advice in a commercially focused and pragmatic way.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Formed in November 2020, despite its infancy, Harrison Clark Rickerbys' fledgling corporate department has rapidly grown in size, with former corporate head at Ince & Co, Theresa Grech , the latest partner to join the firm, following her arrival in March 2022. Consequently, it has the resources to handle a significant volume and variety of work, ranging from M&A matters, reorganisations and JV structuring, primarily in the mid-market. 'Incredibly experienced' team head Martyn Davies takes the lead on the most significant mandates, including many with a cross-border complexion. On the commercial front, the firm has a core focus on advising technology-based clients, with David Beynon noted for his outsourcing and software development expertise, and the 'knowledgeable and commercially astute' Nicola McNeely one of the pre-eminent practitioners in Wales for advising on blockchain and non-fungible token (NFT) matters.
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- 'Harrison Clark Rickerbys present an incredibly experienced, capable, accessible and dynamic team throughout the corporate support structure.'
- 'As a fast growth tech startup we are light on resource and short on time. What we love about the firm is how they have almost become part of our team.'
- 'They have a pragmatic and commercial approach in a cost structure that works for SME clients.'
- 'Martyn Davies knows when to hold firm and when to be pragmatic and that is a god send to us as a fast growing tech-startup.'
- 'Martyn Davies heads up the corporate side and provided incredibly experienced and capable control throughout the process.'
- 'I cannot recommend Nicola McNeely highly enough. I have never engaged a more professional, polished, knowledgeable and commercially astute lawyer in my career.'
Key clients
- Shareholders of Synetic Life Sciences Limited
- Dr Organic (TOCG UK Limited)
- Shareholders of Edmo Group Holdings Limited
- KGM Underwriting Services Limited
- Alltrust Holdings Limited and its group of companies
- Tessitura Network, Inc.
- Prima Dental Manufacturing Limited
- allpay Limited
- Concrete Canvas Group Limited
- Open Medical Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for the shareholders of Synetic Life Sciences Limited on the sale of its entire issued share capital to Lucid Group.
- Advised Damier (Belgium) on the restructure and refinance of the Dr Organic group (Belgium/UK).
- Provide a fully outsourced legal solution to allpay.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martyn Davies, David Beynon, Nicola McNeely