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Memery Crystal Offices
165 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2DY
England
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Jonathan Riley
Work Department
Commercial, IP & Technology
Position
Jonathan Riley is a Partner in our Commercial, IP & Technology (CIPT) team at Memery Crystal.
Jonathan handles commercial law and commercial contracts work. His focus is on project structuring, management and delivery, including shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, partnering, collaborations, R&D contracts, outsourcing and service agreements, supply contracts, and terms of business.
He advises on sales and marketing, agency, distribution, licensing, franchising, sponsorship, merchandising, e-commerce, and related regulatory areas including data protection, anti-bribery, and consumer protection. He is also highly experienced in managing and exploiting intellectual property rights, particularly in the technology, brands and media sectors.
Jonathan has a strong international client base, with a particular focus on North America and Europe.
Career
2016 – Present: Partner, Memery Crystal
2016: Partner, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
2014 – 2016: Partner, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
1993 – 2014: Partner, Lawrence Graham LLP
1987 – 1993: Assistant Solicitor, Lawrence Graham LLP
1986 – 1987: Assistant Solicitor, Knapp Fisher
1983 – 1986: Trainee Solicitor, Jacobsen Ridley
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
Memery Crystal handles a range of matters arising out of the media and fashion to technology and healthcare sectors. ‘Standout’ Carl Rohsler
assists clients with trade mark, copyright and trade secrets mandates, in addition to registered and unregistered designs cases. Jonathan Riley is well-versed in IP-driven transactions, and Chris Pulham acts for clients on a vast array of non-contentious IP work.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
Praised for dispensing commercial advice with ‘a clear eye on practical realities‘, Memery Crystal handles a broad range of matters, including casino acquisitions, the clearing of gambling products for the likes of ITV and Telegraph Media Group, lotteries, and gambling risk in a wide range of jurisdictions. Practice head Carl Rohsler is a contributing editor of the Gambling Law Review and frequently assists governments and regulators with efforts to regulate betting. Capital markets specialist Lesley Gregory contributes her corporate expertise, while Jonathan Riley is well placed to advise on IP matters and online gaming.
Lawyer Rankings
- Gaming and betting London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance