Richard Marke > Bates Wells > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Richard Marke
Work Department
Commercial.
Position
Partner, Head of Corporate and Commercial. Richard has a broad range of commercial contract and related experience with particular expertise in technology contracts, outsourcing, the licensing and acquisition of all forms of intellectual property and contracts in the sports, life sciences and media sectors. Also advises clients on related regulatory issues such as data privacy law, Bribery Act compliance and consumer law.
Career
- Trained Travers Smith, 1992-1994
- Assistant Solicitor, Travers Smith, 1994-2002
- Partner, Travers Smith, 2002-2008
- Partner, Lawrence Graham LLP, 2008-2011
- Partner, Bates Wells, 2011 to Present
Languages
Conversational Italian.
Memberships
- Member of The City of London Law Society Commercial Law Committee
- Tech UK
- Society for Computers and Law
Education
- St Thomas More School, Bristol
- Durham University
Leisure
Food, wine, tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Commended by clients for its ‘great knowledge, experience, and service’, Bates Wells is reputed for its AI and data licensing expertise. With over three decades of experience, Richard Marke often handles the acquisition of technology products, while Laura Hobbs is proficient in commercial contracts and outsourcing.
London > Industry focus > TMT
Bates Wells‘ broad coverage encompasses HR issues, sponsor licence management, compliance, and contractual disputes within the sector. Recent standout engagements have seen the team advising on litigation investigating the discriminatory impact of AI for those who work across several well-known delivery apps. The team is headed by Richard Marke, a commercial contract expert who advises on long-term partnership and supply chain arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market