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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

35 VINE STREET, LONDON, EC3N 2AA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7861 4000
Fax:
Fax 020 7861 0084
DX:
823 LONDON CITY EC3
Web:
www.ffw.com
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Neil Foster

Tel:
Work +44 20 7861 6783
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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Partner representing companies, banks and venture capital funds on all aspects of English corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital, inward investment and corporate finance; represents UK, US and Asian corporate clients on cross-border deals; sector specialisms include technology, telecoms, broadcast media, life sciences, financial services, retail and manufacturing.

Career

Trained Wilde Sapte; qualified 1996; assistant Denton Wilde Sapte 1996-2000; associate Brobeck Hale & Dorr 2000-01; of counsel Morrison & Foerster 2001-03; partner 2004; recent speaking engagements include various corporate finance topics at events in London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, New York, Palo Alto, Boston and Los Angeles.

Education

Stamford School; University of Durham (1992 BA Hons); College of Law (1994 LPC).

Leisure

Rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, skiing.

Practice Areas

M&A; Private equity; Venture capital

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    THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) IS IN THE midst of considering questions referred to it by the UK courts in three separate cases that should clarify the law regarding comparative advertising. This type of advertising, particularly when it identifies a competitor or a competitor’s goods or services by referring to a registered trade mark, is of particular concern to trade mark owners as their competitors normally seek to make unfavourable comparisons with their own goods or services, or to take advantage of being associated with the market leader’s brand.
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