Partner, Head of Commerce & Technology

Mark qualified in 1988 and joined Rawlison Butler in 1997 from a regional law firm where he was a partner. Prior to that he was in London where he started his career in commercial contract and information technology law. His portfolio currently includes work on outsourcing, agency, distribution, supply and franchise agreements, and UK and EU competition law. A member of The Society for Computers and Law, Mark also focuses on IT and e-commerce contracts and non-contentious intellectual property. Mark is a regular speaker on issues of agency and distribution, IT law and e-commerce.

His work has taken on an increasingly international flavour, advising significant clients in the travel, manufacturing, engineering, distribution and retail sectors. He was heavily involved in the negotiation and drafting of contractual arrangements for a major overseas client in respect of the acquisition by that client of a business division of British Airways and the outsourcing to that client of British Airways' mission critical reservation and departure control systems.