I am a barrister, with much experience in commercial litigation and arbitration across all areas of commercial law.As well as my experience at the Bar, I can draw on my long career in business, as a business owner, manager, leader and advisor. I have run my own patent research company, worked in venture capital investments (making and managing VC investments in Europe and the US), and I provided IP-related strategy and policy advice to multinational corporations and international organisations. I have also worked for the University of Cambridge, helping the university manage relationships with major corporations. I qualified and practised as a solicitor and ran an Arbitration Centre in Africa.In the course of my career in business, I gained international business experience in China, South Korea, Singapore and South Africa. I also managed software development teams and participated in collaborative R&D projects.I have a strong academic bent, regularly publishing legal articles and contributing to chapters in legal textbooks. For six months in 2015, I was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, in the Faculty of Law, with a research focus on international commercial arbitration. In 2018-2022, I lectured master’s of science students on IP and business at the University of Cambridge. Specialities:- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration: focusing on high value, complex, commercial disputes.- Financial Services, Private Equity and Venture Capital: advising on venture capital investments, start-up financing, M&A transactions and financial services more broadly.- Insurance: acting and advising in insurance and reinsurance backed disputes, as well as in respect of insurance coverage.- Technology: with particular knowledge of software, networks and telecommunications, confidential information, data protection and IP licensing issues.- Intellectual Property: with particular experience of ownership, exploitation and infringement of IP rights across a range of industry sectors, including technology, financial services and insurance. - Data Protection: with deep experience in confidentiality, privacy and personal data issues, and UK data protection laws, with particular focus on artificial intelligence systems and the telecommunications industry.

Quentin Tannock is a highly experienced barrister with 27.9 years of work experience in commercial litigation and arbitration. He has a strong background in intellectual property, patents, technology transfer, and venture capital. Quentin has worked in various roles, including business owner, manager, leader, and advisor. He has also managed his own patent research company, provided IP-related strategy and policy advice to multinational corporations and international organizations. Quentin has international business experience in China, South Korea, Singapore, and South Africa. He has a strong academic bent and regularly publishes legal articles and articles in legal textbooks.