John is a Director in the Company and Commercial team and a member of the Management Board of Wake Smith Solicitors Limited. He specialises in corporate transactional work advising buyers, sellers and funders. In addition John has developed expertise in the licensing of intellectual property, IT contracts, procurement and commercial agreements.Specialties: Business formation – companies, partnerships and sole traders;Shareholder issues;Partnership issues; Contracts (joint venture agreements, terms and conditions, services and outsourcing agreements, promotional, endorsement and marketing agreements); Data protection;Agency, distribution and supply agreements; Procurement procedures/tendering; Corporate risk management.