Meet the Team
Mark Weston
Partner, Head of Commercial, IP & IT
T: 0870 114 8462
E:
mark.weston@mablaw.co.uk
Mark has many years experience in the IT and IP sectors, both in private
practice and in-house.
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Mark joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin as a partner in 2004, having spent
several years in private practice at Baker & McKenzie and then at niche
practice Fidex Law.
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He also has industry experience, having worked in-house on secondments to
Hewlett-Packard and later, Symbian Limited.
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In addition to having spent his career advising and dealing with the
non-contentious IT and outsourcing affairs of a whole range of IT clients
(ranging from major clients on numerous high-profile IT projects such as
Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan, Yahoo, MIVA and virgin.net, to numerous SMEs and
start-ups) he also has substantial contentious litigation and dispute
resolution experience in the IT field.
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Mark also has experience of IT procurement, for example, advising Kent police.
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Although Mark is an IT lawyer, he admits to be a "geek" at heart, with a
genuine interest in the IT sector and the technology, which always establishes
a good rapport with his clients for whose projects he has little or no learning
curve.
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Although widely involved in marketing activities (Mark regularly lectures at
industry events and legal events and writes extensively on subjects of interest
to the sector generally) he believes that his practice and that of the team
reflects that of well-rounded lawyers with premier legal skills as well as a
mix of personalities to match a range of clients.
Mark Tudor
Partner
T: 01923 215066
E:
mark.tudor@mablaw.co.uk
Mark Tudor specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution,
especially IT disputes, IP and media.
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Mark Tudor has a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from Bristol University.
He qualified in 1991 and joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 1996, having
spent six years with City firm, Laytons and West End firm, Fladgate Fielder. He
became a partner in 1999.
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He successfully represented Watford FC in its defence against an action by
Aylesbury FC and acted for the defendant in the successful defence of the
'Babewatch' trademark infringement case. Mark has recently obtained an interim
injunction in relation to catamaran mouldings which infringed copyright/design
right and freezing orders over the defendant's other assets.
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Mark is an associate member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, an
associate member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and a member of
the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
Paul Gershlick
Associate
T: 01923 208816
E:
paul.gershlick@mablaw.co.uk
Paul advises a range of clients from start-ups to Plcs on commercial issues,
with a particular specialism in IT, IP and e-commerce matters.
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Paul joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 2001 and was promoted to Associate
in 2004. Prior to joining, he worked in the City, having trained as a solicitor
with D J Freeman and going to Fox Williams on qualification in 1999.
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His experience encompasses branding, domain names, web site legal audits, terms
and conditions, web site linking agreements, content supply agreements, web
site development and hosting agreements, software licences, bespoke software
development agreements, software support and maintenance agreements, data
protection, brand advice, competition law and promotions.
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Paul's experience includes a secondment at ESRI (UK) Limited, a leading
supplier of geographical information systems.
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Paul is editor of Upload-IT, our monthly IT and IP legal and market news update
service.
Leon Hines
Solicitor
T: 01923 208820
E:
leon.hines@mablaw.co.uk
Leon's practice encompasses a broad range of civil and commercial litigation
including IT and IP disputes.
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Leon qualified in 2002 (England & Wales) and in 1999 (Jamaica). He joined
Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 2004.
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He has worked previously for Lovells (London) and Dunn Cox (Jamaica).
Mahbuba Chowdhury
Solicitor
T: 01923 690016
E:
mahbuba.chowdhury@mablaw.co.uk
Mahbuba specialises in commercial, IT and IP law.
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Mahbuba trained at City law firm Denton Wilde Sapte where she qualified in
2002. She joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 2006.
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Her previous legal experience includes working in-house in the financial
services sector, working for an international software company listed on the
London Stock Exchange and working for a West End law firm.
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Mahbuba has experience of working on a variety of commercial contracts (such as
outsourcing contracts and distribution agreements) and advising on IP law
matters with a particular focus on IT, e-commerce and technology law.
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She has provided legal support for a number of IT projects involving software
and hardware procurement, IT consultancy services, software development and
licencing, software maintenance and support, data protection and information
security management.
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Her experience includes dealing with teaming/partnering agreements and
subcontracts on behalf of systems integrators and telecommunications companies
to implement complex IT outsourcing transactions.
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Mahbuba is an assistant editor of Upload-IT, our monthly IP and IT legal and
market news update service. Mahbuba has also given talks on data protection law
and contracts law.
Hilary Thorpe
Solicitor
T: 01923 690016
E:
hilary.thorpe@mablaw.co.uk
Hilary specialises in a variety of civil and commercial litigation including IT
and IP disputes.
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Hilary obtained a first class degree from the University of Northumbria at
Newcastle in 2002 and a distinction in her French law degree which was a part
of the university's LLB Honours course. She also studied at the Université
d'Orléans in France as part of her degree.
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Prior to joining MAB in 2007, Hilary worked in the Corporate Recovery Group at
Dickinson Dees, Newcastle. Hilary also trained at Dickinson Dees.
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Hilary is fluent in French and German and has a working knowledge of Spanish
and Italian.
Beth Lovell
Solicitor
T: 01923 690094
E:
beth.lovell@mablaw.co.uk
Beth specialises in a variety of civil and commercial litigation including IT and IP disputes.
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Beth obtained distinctions in the Common Professional Examination (Graduate Diploma in Law) and Legal Practice Course at University of Westminster.
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Beth joined MAB as a trainee solicitor in October 2005 and qualified as a solicitor in October 2007.