Jeremy Harris > Deloitte Legal > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Deloitte Legal
2 New Street Square
LONDON
EC4A 3BZ
England

Work Department

IP and Disputes

Position

IP and Disputes Partner.

Jeremy advises clients on all aspects of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property and related rights. He has acted for clients in substantial intellectual property disputes, including High Court proceedings involving trade mark infringement, passing off, copyright and database right infringement and breach of confidence. In addition, he acts for clients in technology and software licence disputes. Jeremy also advises on IP transactions, including IP acquisitions/disposals, IP licensing deals, joint ventures, the IP aspects of group restructurings and corporate transactions. In addition, Jeremy provides the full range of IP discovery, strategy and IP value management services. Jeremy has a focus on technology related IP issues, in particular in relation to software and data. He has specific expertise in software copyright issues, software copying disputes, software over-deployment and open source software. In addition, Jeremy regularly advises on rights in data, data use clearance and data licensing disputes.

Career

Trained at Berwin Leighton Paisner; qualified 2003; Kemp Little 2007; partner Kemp Little 2012; joined Deloitte Legal in 2021.

Languages

Italian (basic)

Memberships

Society for Computers and Law

Education

Kind David High School; Exeter Univeristy (1999 Double honours Law and Sociology)

Leisure

Football, rugby, cricket, golf, travel

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

Praised for its ‘professionalism, knowledge and friendly approach’, Deloitte Legal’s broad offering includes litigation and transactional work, as well as other types of advisory work. The practice covers a range of IP rights, with notable strengths in the tech, retail, financial services and medtech sectors. Paul Garland heads up the practice with his particular specialism in complex dispute work, with Rachael Barber strengthening the team with her vast experience in the retail and luxury sectors. Jeremy Harris is another name to note as he has considerable expertise in software and data licence disputes. Joanna Conway routinely handles matters for global internet and social media giants, as well as public sector organisations.