Intellectual property (IP)

Richard is head of our company commercial team and one of Steeles Law’s most experienced solicitors.

He advises on large scale corporate transactions, non contentious intellectual property and directors’ duties. Richard has received national recognition for his work in the area of commercial agency and franchising. He represents numerous national and international trade organisations and associations.

Alistair is a commercial solicitor, with a keen focus on supporting business clients across a range of sectors.

He has nearly 20 years’ experience, half of which was spent working in-house, where he developed his commercial and client/colleague-facing skills, which still give him an edge today.

He always aim to provide practical, no-nonsense advice, in honest, plain-English, focusing on delivering a cost-effective, value-adding service and regular receives very high client-satisfaction feedback.

The types of matters he typically advises on include business sales and acquisitions, partnership and LLP agreements, company formations and shareholders’ agreements as well as all types of supplier and procurement contracts (including e-commerce), terms and conditions for products and services, data protection, brand exploitation and protection, joint ventures, agency and distribution agreements.

He also has considerable experience dealing with corporate banking arrangements, employment-related matters and has advised a number of professional sportspeople, on a variety of contractual issues.