Simon Portman
Solicitor (Managing Associate) London
| Email: | sportman@marks-clerk.com |
| Telephone: | +44 (0) 1223 345539 (Direct), +44 (0)20 7420 0250 (Office) |
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Simon specialises as a commercial contract lawyer for technology companies. He works primarily for the bioscience sector but also advises clients in the defence, software and nanotech industries as well as individuals, public bodies and charities.
He advises on a wide range of contracts, including licenses, R&D collaborations, manufacturing agreements and procurement documentation. On the regulatory front he has advised on compliance with clinical trials legislation and novel food applications, as well as freedom of information and data protection issues.
Simon has co-written two business textbooks, “Commercial Issues for Life Science Companies” and “Intellectual Property; the Lifeblood of your Company” and has contributed articles to numerous publications, including the “Financial Times”, “Patent World” and “Managing Intellectual Property”. He regularly gives seminars and workshops at pharmaceutical conferences in the UK and internationally.
Prior to joining Marks & Clerk Solicitors in March 2009 Simon qualified as a Solicitor at Boodle Hatfield in 1997 and subsequently worked at Hewitsons LLP. Simon spearheads the Cambridge branch of Marks & Clerk Solicitors LLP. He is a member of the industry groups Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative, Cambridge Network and Games Eden.
His interests include cinema, military history and developing a small-holding.
Educational Qualifications
BA Literae Humaniores Oxford University (1990)
Legal Diploma Guildhall University (1995)
Qualified as a Solicitor (1997)
Representative Clients
Plastic Logic
Owlstone
Oakland Innovation