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Victoria Bentley
Victoria Bentley
Expert in relation to issues facing clients moving into ‘smart’ or digital industry, Victoria is praised by clients for her pragmatic and strategic thinking.  With over 17 years' experience, she has a strong specialism in patent litigation. Clients benefit from Victoria’s technical background in software development, enabling her to advise on high tech patents and other IP issues in complex technology sectors. Her skill in quickly grasping diverse subject matter is highlighted and she has particular expertise in patent and FRAND issues within wireless communications and other standards-based industries. Unusually, Victoria also has considerable experience in life sciences patent litigation and a specialism in medtech and digital health. Experienced in providing FTO analysis and opinions, Victoria helps pharma and medtech clients bring products to market including through co-ordinating complex, cross-border patent and SPC cases. Speaking fluent German, Victoria provides a seamless service on matters with a German aspect.  For clients outside Europe, she adds strategic value in leading multi-jurisdictional patent matters across Europe. Experience includes: acting for a major US wireless communications company in one of the largest patent actions before the UK courts, involving 35 patents declared 'essential' to 3GPP standards relating to wireless technology; acting in a major patent and FRAND case in relation to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology and patents declared essential to IEEE standards, including a trial of two patents in January 2019; advising a client moving into digital health on issues relating to connected devices from R&D and technical standards through to FRAND licensing and strategies for enforcement; acting for a generic pharmaceutical company in its successful revocation of a Supplementary Protection Certificate for a dual-combination drug used for the treatment of HIV; supporting a client in patent licence negotiations including a review of a patent portfolio; and acting for clients in disputes relating to copyright in software, where an ability to understand the source code has been important; acting in successful defence of an action to revoke a pharmaceutical client’s patent for its blockbuster drug, achieving settlement on the first morning of a 13-day trial.
Thomas Colmer
Thomas Colmer
I am a Corporate transactional lawyer focussing on M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Growth Equity deals. I advise on legal aspects of deals: preparation, organisation, strategy, drafting, tactics, negotiating, reviewing, execution & completion of transactions.  My clients range from entrepreneurial founders, owner-managed or family businesses through to international corporate groups and financial investors.   I have particular experience in helping businesses internationalising (especially involving the US) or growing at pace, particularly where innovation or technology are involved, always with a focus on maximising value & managing risk.  I pride myself on providing timely, cost-effective, concise, pragmatic & robust legal advice in a commercial context that is of direct practical value delivered in a personable and dependable manner.  With +23 years of experience, I focus on: * M&A - buy & sell side mergers, acquisitions & disposals of shares, assets & businesses - involving strategic/trade, financial/PE & other buyers/sellers - both domestic & international (transatlantic & cross-border) * Emerging Companies & Venture Capital - fundraises, investments & strategic partnerships - especially Venture Capital, Growth Equity & Private Equity - from late seed, EIS/VCT, Series A, B, C & beyond to exit, including convertible loan notes, options, warrants & secondary sell downs * Legal Due Diligence, including vendor DD & vendor assistance, coordinating specialists across disciplines & territories * Joint Ventures & Shareholders' Governance, including in a fundraising, family, disputes, real estate, market entry or succession context * Management Advisory & incentivisation plans, including growth shares * Equity Capital Markets transactions particularly on AIM, including initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, rights issues and other secondary offerings * Carve Outs, Structuring & Reorganisations, including returns of capital, share exchanges, business transfers, demergers & corporate simplification
Jessica Gardner
Jessica Gardner
Partner in the Competition and Regulatory Group at Fieldfisher, based in London.  More than 12 years of experience advising UK and international clients on a range of competition law matters, including dawn raids, CMA investigations, market studies, abuses of market power, merger control and antitrust litigation.  Jessica also leads on Fieldfisher's offering of ESG regulatory support in the UK.  Jessica advises across all sectors, with particular expertise in food and beverage, retail/consumer goods and life sciences. She is well regarded in the market, having been named in law.com's Rising Star awards in 2022 as one of the UK's Top 25 up and coming female lawyers under 40, listed as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 2023 and 2024 and awarded Runner Up in the 'Lawyer of the Year' category at the Modern Law Awards in 2022.
Guy Martin
Guy Martin
Guy Martin is a Consultant and head of the International and European Law Group at Carter-Ruck.  He specialises in complex litigation in the courts of England, the Court of Justice of the European Union, before the United Nations Ombudsperson and other international tribunals. He has spearheaded the department from a standing start to what Chambers Directory (2015) describes as “Renowned for its distinct expertise in sanctions against states and targeted asset freezing against individuals, and for its involvement in highly sensitive cases. Strong track record in the Middle East and Africa, notably in matters relating to the Arab Spring”.  As a solicitor advocate Guy practises in the field of public international law, administrative law, European law, international litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory cases often involving human rights with an international or diplomatic context. Guy’s clients include commercial entities and individuals who have challenged asset freezing measures, or “targeted sanctions”, by means of judicial review applications in England, direct actions for annulment to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and before the United Nations Ombudsperson, OFAC and other agencies. Described by Legal 500 as “excellent” for his “intelligence and skills”, Guy has acted for clients before the European courts including clients from Syria , Tunisia , Burma (Myanmar) , Zimbabwe  and Egypt. Guy acted for Burmese national Pye Phyo Tay Za both in his action before the Luxembourg General Court and subsequent successful appeal in 2012 to the Grand Chamber of the ECJ, in which Guy instructed the legendary Sir Sydney Kentridge QC. Guy led the team for Saudi Arabian businessman Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi, in his efforts to overturn asset freezing orders. In its 2008 judgment the ECJ delivered a landmark decision in favour of Mr. Kadi and struck down EU asset freezing regulations on the ground they breached Mr. Kadi’s fundamental rights. It was as a result of this judgment that the UN Security Council in December 2009 created the Office of the Ombudsperson, an independent and impartial Ombudsperson, who reviews requests from individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the UN Sanctions Committee’s list. The ECJ’s judgment in this case, which has become known as Kadi I, has been described by leading academic commentators as “the most important judgment ever delivered by the ECJ on the relationship between EC and international law and one of its most important judgments on fundamental rights”. Guy was successful in securing the delisting of Yassin Kadi in October 2012 by the UN Sanctions Committee and in November 2014 (after 13 years) by OFAC.