With a passion for and definitive understanding of the UK’s science-to-innovation communities and the exploitation of knowledge and intellectual property, together with a legacy of advising on corporate finance deals and commercial matters which have particular focus on technology, the Group is provided with distinctive and dynamic advice, guidance and direction, with an enlightened approach and highly evident enthusiasm, determination and absolute commitment.M Squared is a multi-award-winning leading and unique photonics and quantum technology business that sets out to use light and light-based technologies to change the world by exploring, developing, and manufacturing next-generation laser, photonic and quantum instruments. For over a decade, M Squared has provided the world’s purest light to enable scientific progress and power industry - helping to address some of society’s greatest challenges. We are a key provider to university and private sector researchers worldwide, supporting Nobel Prize-winning work in medicine, chemical engineering and quantum technology. Our innovations are also addressing global scientific and technology challenges in fields as diverse as climate change, healthcare, quantum computing and virtual reality. M Squared has been recognised as one of the UK’s most innovative and disruptive technology businesses by numerous awards including the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and Export Track 100, and the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and International Trade.Founded in 2006, M Squared is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland and has offices worldwide, including the UK (London), Europe (Berlin) and in the US (Boston).Our ambitious plans for growth are backed by a robust strategy, strong and agile management team and a commitment to invest in R&D.

Advising clients within the United Kingdom's science, technology and innovation sectors and knowledge based and creative economies.Acts for clients throughout the United Kingdom's science-to-innovation and creative communities: universities, research institutes and institutions, start-up enterprises, high technology companies, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, publishing houses, media and creative enterprises and associated stakeholders.Shoosmiths is a major UK law firm (established in the UK top 40).

Stuart Malcolm LLP and MBM Commercial LLP, specialist corporate and technology law firms, merged on 1 October 2011. The merger created a geographic and strategic presence in Oxford and Edinburgh, which are at the heart of two of the United Kingdom’s principal enterprise clusters and share a rich entrepreneurial spirit and international reputation for innovation.

A niche specialist business law firm based in Oxford focusing on the United Kingdom's science, technology and innovation sectors and knowledge-based and creative economies.Stuart Malcolm LLP was established in 2009 as a result of identifying the opportunity in the marketplace to create a specialist media & communications and science & technology law firm concentrating on assisting clients who are engaged primarily in the generation and exploitation of knowledge and intellectual property through all manners of economic activity and creative enterprise. The expertise and strategic focus deliberately crossed over the traditional legal practice areas, and the specialist approach, coupled with a passion for and definitive understanding of target sectors, ensured that clients received best in class legal advice.The practice quickly established an acknowledged strength in advising clients rich in intellectual property and this reputation resulted in the merger of Stuart Malcolm LLP and MBM Commercial LLP in October 2011.

Specialist corporate, technology & media adviser providing intellectual property legal advice to the world's largest University Press. Responsibility throughout the Press for information technology issues affecting the business consequent upon the convergence of information technology, communications and various media streams.

Advising clients from within the Thames Valley technology, media and telecoms sectors including, from an industry specific standpoint, clients engaged in publishing and media, life sciences, telecommunications equipment, networking systems, Internet infrastructure, semiconductor design and manufacture, and advanced software systems.

Advising a wide range of businesses throughout the Thames Valley from start ups to leading listed companies, including acting for university technology transfer bodies, 'business angels' and venture capital institutions.

The Company was formed in 1996 by the University of Oxford to commercialise the research carried out at the University's computing laboratory. Isis Innovation Limited, the University's technology transfer subsidiary, assigned the rights in the technology to Celoxica in 1998. Engaged in providing a wide range of legal advice both in the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and Singapore, particularly relating to intellectual property and corporate finance matters.

Legal traineeship with this prominent Edinburgh headquartered commercial practice.