Paul Bentham > Addleshaw Goddard > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

The broad team at Addleshaw Goddard acts for a lucrative client base which notably includes McDonald’s Restaurants Limited, ASDA Stores Limited, and Matalan Group Companies. Paul Bentham and the ‘astounding‘ Claire Edwards co-lead the practice following the retirement of James Whittaker in July 2023. Praised by clients for his ‘legendary technical ability‘, Bentham has longstanding experience in assisting both supplier and customer clients across the retail, consumer, and financial services sectors on cloud solutions. Edwards’ workload consists of global intra-group sharing agreements and international transfers. Phil McGough is ‘extremely talented‘ when it comes to advising on global licensing arrangements and IT processing outsourcing, and Nadine Waters is noted for achieving ‘exceptional outcomes‘ when acting opposite large telecoms providers and IT vendors.

Addleshaw Goddard houses a broad practice, whose lucrative client base notably includes Harrods, Kickers International, and MoneySuperMarket. The group is known for advising clients on trade mark portfolio management, IP assignment agreements, and due diligence. Paul Bentham leads the team, and is a design protection and exploitation expert who routinely acts for international brand owners. Nadine Waters is exceptionally experienced in handling licensing and tech transfers, and the IP aspects of corporate transactions. Tim Carter is particularly adept at handling a wide variety of non-contentious trade mark issues concerning portfolio protection and the clearance of new brand names. Andrew Bayley is noted for his broad knowledge of IP and IT disputes.