James Fry > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

In Cambridge, Mills & Reeve LLP houses a multi-disciplinary life sciences practice that advises on transactional issues, patents and IP, and privacy. The ‘excellent‘ James Fry leads the team, and acted for GSK on the spin-off of its consumer health business Haleon plc, having a great deal of expertise in IP licensing and distribution. Fry also notably acts for F-star Therapeutics and NRG Therapeutics. Funds specialist Dona Ardeman, corporate partner Jonathan Greenwood , employment adviser Melanie James and corporate finance expert Zickie Lim are among the key contacts for biotechnology clients.

Praised by clients for its ‘keen business sense ‘, the Cambridge based group at Mills & Reeve LLP handles a broad range of issues for clients in the life sciences, automotive, and agriculture industries. Practice head Mark Pearce works from both the Leeds and Cambridge offices, regularly advising chemical and higher education clients on licensing issues. Head of life sciences James Fry and consultant Alasdair Poore, who specialises in the protection, exploitation, and enforcement of IP rights, are key contacts. Principal associates Richard Plaistowe and Nicola Hanglin ‘provide nuanced, commercially pragmatic advice‘ to both public and private sector clients on trademark filings and data protection.

The team at Mills & Reeve LLP advises a varied client base of medical research charities, government bodies and fast-growing biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and the practice has ample experience in advising on tax, real estate, and IP matters. James Fry heads up the practice, often assisting clients with a broad range of contractual commercial issues. Fry also has broad expertise spanning research and technology collaborations, in addition to advertising and product classification work.