Ben is a Partner in the Commercial Group – focussing on the manufacturing, technology, and mobility sectors.
He supports clients across the full range of commercial law disciplines, including supply of goods and services arrangements, technology contracts, outsourcings, warehousing and logistics, facilities management, joint ventures, distribution, and consumer/e-commerce law.
General Commercial Experience:
- supporting a global FMCG company on a wide range of warehousing and logistics arrangements.
- advising a US listed brewing company on a strategic joint venture to develop and bring to market a new product range.
- advising several global manufacturers on direct-to-consumer sales and the related contractual, consumer and e-commerce law considerations.
- supporting a global manufacturer with the outsourcing of data centre and application management services to IBM.
Automotive Experience:
- supporting a Japanese car manufacturer with its transition from selective distribution to an agency sales model in the UK and across Europe.
- advising a global car manufacturer on the supply of vehicles into a robo-taxi project and related engineering services.
- advising several car manufacturers on contractual and regulatory considerations relating to connected vehicle and subscription services.
- advising a luxury car brand in connection with its platform licensing and contract manufacturing arrangements.
- supporting an international vehicle distributor on its UK market entry, establishing local operations, and putting in place a dealer network.
Industry Recognition:
- appointed to specialist automotive sector boards and working groups within the UK Automotive Council, SMMT and TechUK.
- provided evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee on the regulatory changes needed to facilitate the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the UK.
- recognised in Legal 500 for the advice he provides to both traditional businesses and disruptive start-ups and is described as having “a wealth of experience handling contractual arrangements in the automotive industry”.
- recognised as a Notable IT Practitioner who “advises across the full range of matters in this area, with a particular focus in the manufacturing, automotive, consumer goods and technology sectors”.