Irfan Baluch > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
Cripps Offices
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Irfan Baluch
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Irfan acts for a range of clients including software developers, large corporates, government agencies, universities and SMEs. He advises on all matters relating to information technology, intellectual property, data protection, outsourcing, procurement, e-commerce law and exploitation/commercialisation of novel technologies. He engages in M&A transactions focused in the technology sector and advises on commercial issues for corporate clients. Irfan has a scientific background, having completed a BSc (Hons) in Engineering (comprising a broad mix of both mechanical and production engineering) and worked for a number of years as a software developer prior to qualifying as a lawyer.
Career
Trained Cutler Gaskell; qualified 1999; solicitor Stevens Drake 1999-2000; solicitor Brachers 2000-03; solicitor Davies Lavery 2003-04; partner Vertex Law 2004-13; partner Cripps LLP 2013 to present.
Memberships
Society for Computers and Law.
Education
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School; Mid-Kent College of Higher and Further Education; Portsmouth Polytechnic (1990, BSc Hons, engineering with business studies); Lancashire Polytechnic (1992, Common Professional Exams); BPP Law School (1994, Law Society Finals).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Cripps
often undertakes due diligence of IP on corporate transactions, in addition to IP audits, disputes, and ownership and protection issues. Head of the team Irfan Baluch assists clients with blockchain, cryptocurrency and NFT portfolios, while Pete Kenyon has over two decades of experience in this sector. Phil Bilney is also noted and is based in Tunbridge Wells alongside Kenyon and Baluch.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
With expertise in AI, Fintech and Healthtech, Cripps is led by Pete Kenyon who is often engaged in matters concerning the commercialisation of software and online businesses. Kathryn Rogers is knowledgeable of e-commerce, data protection, outsourcing, and SaaS agreements, while Irfan Baluch is proficient in blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and data-protection. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Tunbridge Wells.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- IT and telecoms South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Leading individuals South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector