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DMH Stallard LLP Offices

DMH Stallard LLP
Griffin House
135 High Street
RH10 1DQ
England
Visit website 01293 605000 01293 543760

John Yates

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Work Department

Commercial

Position

John is a Partner and Group Head of the Commercial team in Gatwick.

Career

John is a legal expert who helps clients protect their Intellectual Property and navigate the complex legal landscape relating to technology, business and Data Protection.

John specialises in assisting clients with day-to-day business contracts, complex technology arrangements, and Intellectual Property and Media Law matters.

John has wide experience in a number of business sectors and has a strong track record in helping his clients achieve their business goals. He is known for his clear and concise communication and his ability to understand and demystify intricate legal concepts.

John strives to help businesses protect themselves from risk and grow their value. A strong background in diligence has given him the opportunity to better understand the chinks a business may have in its legal armour.

Work highlights

  • Helped a technology/engineering client negotiate and conclude a long-term £250 manufacturing and supply agreement with a global electronics business.
  • Regularly advises a globally-recognised arts organisation in relation to its commercial arrangements, including use of its venue for third party productions and filming location agreements.
  • Negotiated and concluded a brand licence agreement with a well-known retailer which will allow our client to roll out that retailer’s “own-brand” products throughout the world.
  • Advised Kelsey Publishing Limited, a major magazine publisher whose portfolio includes periodicals such as Psychologies, Period Homes, Triathlon Plus, and Outdoor Fitness, on several deals, both acquisitions and sales including IP assets worth in the region of £4.5 million.

Languages

English

Personal

Before qualifying as a lawyer, John had a long and varied career in the music and media industry where he developed first hand commercial expertise.

John first graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from Imperial College, London.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property

With ‘unmatched expertise and deep understanding of the law‘, DMH Stallard LLP is well regarded for its intellectual property practice. Equipped with both contentious and non-contentious specialists, the firm handles a range of enforcement and protection issues, complex licensing structures and royalties agreements, including acting on cross-border matters. The firm demonstrates particular strength in the manufacturing and technology sectors, with an increasing focus on software-related IP matters. Tim Ashdown, based across London and Brighton, and John Yates, in Gatwick, lead the contentious and non-contentious teams respectively. Robert Ganpatsingh, also based in Gatwick, has experience in contentious matters involving design rights, patents, copyright and trade marks, while Debbie Venn in Brighton is highly regarded for her non-contentious TMT practice. Rebecca Leeves and Beatrice Bass, also in Brighton, are also key names to note.

South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

With a ‘full breadth of knowledge’, the practice at DMH Stallard LLP, based in Gatwick, is led by Jonathan Grant on the corporate side and John Yates on the commercial. The corporate team is active in a number of EOT deals and also several clearances for overseas buyers under the NSIA, with a particular focus on professional services and healthcare. Helen Mead and Abigail Owen are key names to note for their extensive M&A experience. Meanwhile, the commercial practice is often engaged to handle commercial agreements, supply chain management, procurement and routes to market, as well as assisting with data protection, confidentiality and joint ventures.

South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

DMH Stallard LLP is known for its core strengths in the space, which span IT contracts, data protection, outsourcing of IT services, IT infrastructure issues, Saas arrangements and IT procurement matters, among many others. Tim Ashdown heads the contentious side of the practice, whilst John Yates leads on the non-contentious side. Rebecca Leeves focuses on the education, IT, technology, travel and retail sectors, whilst Debbie Venn is a travel sector expert.

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