Jonathan Riley
London
Partner, Head of Commerce and Technology
T+44 20 7759 6540
Email JonathanAdd Jonathan to my contactsProfessionalLawrence Graham LLP, Partner,1993 to date
Lawrence Graham LLP, Assistant Solicitor 1987-1993
Trained Jacobson Ridley, 1983-1985 (qualified 1985)
Knapp Fisher, Assistant Solicitor, 1986-1987
ExpertiseJonathan handles general commercial and contracts work, project structuring, management and delivery, including shareholders agreements, joint ventures, partnering, collaborations, R&D contracts, outsourcing and service agreements, and terms of business. He specialises in the management and exploitation of intellectual property rights particularly in the technology, media, leisure and IT sectors. He also advises on sales and marketing, sponsorship, merchandising, franchising, e-commerce, data protection, communications and information technology.
Experience
- Advised British Telecom on its six year £170 million network management services agreement with Redstone Telecom, and on its £40 million contact centre outsourcing arrangements across Europe with ClientLogic
- Advised Clipper Windpower on its strategic alliance with BP Alternative Energy for the exploitation of Clipper's wind turbine technology through a long-term turbine supply agreement and the joint development of five wind energy projects in the USA, with a deal value of around US$4 billion. This was at the time the largest strategic alliance then seen in the UK renewable energy market
- Advised the British Olympic Association on matters relating to its Joint Marketing Programme Agreement with the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games as part of the preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games
- Advised Scottish & Newcastle on the creation of a new independently-operated technical support services company established by Scottish & Newcastle and Carlsberg-Tetley in the UK, handling aspects such as the services contracts, service level agreement, and sub-contracts
- Advised Marine Current Turbines on its contracts with EDF Energy for the collaborative development, funding and licensing of MCT's patented tidal current technology and related IP rights and know-how, including the 1.2MW 'SeaGen' tidal energy turbine in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. This transaction attracted considerable public attention. The then UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks commented: "The UK leads the world in the field of tidal energy and this announcement is a very important step in maintaining that position... Projects like SeaGen are exactly the type of scheme we have to replicate in order to develop a world class UK industry"
- Advised the UK Direct Selling Association and many direct selling companies on UK sales and marketing laws and related legal matters for over 20 years
Publications
- Contributes to the Quick Guides to IP rights series, such as ‘A Quick Guide to Copyright’; ‘Making the Most of Image Rights’, ‘Local Authorities and the Freedom of Information Act – Your Right to Know’; contributor to ‘Corporate Governance: the Practical Guide for Directors’ (Finance & Investment Research Limited)
- Guide to Sales Promotions for Publishers
- Contributor to 'Corporate Governance: the Practical Guide to Directors' published by Finance & Investment Research Limited
- Supervising partner for the firm's participation in the Communities & Local Government's (formerly ODPM's) Strategic Partnering Taskforce, set up to help local government bodies improve services by working with other organisations, whether in the public or private sector
- The Taskforce report focused on the principal findings of the SPT and its recommendations demonstrating what local authorities can do to ensure the best chance of establishing and managing a successful service-delivery partnership