Miller, Stuart - Managing Partner, Solicitor
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Location: London
Specialism: IP/IT
Miller, Stuart
Introduction
Stuart advises on brand protection, technology & IP licensing, commercial and corporate matters, mostly for owner-managed and public companies. His background in commercial dispute resolution gives him a particular insight into restructuring, risk and distress strategies. He heads the firm’s German desk.
Recognised as “noted for his understanding of the technology and media sectors” (Chambers Global 2012 directory) and “a very international practitioner with a large number of European clients” (in Chambers Global 2011 directory), Stuart is also a Director of Warwick Legal International Network.
Education
- Law Society Final Examination, 1987
- LLB (European) (Exeter and Saarbrücken), 1986
Industry sectors
- IT, media, film & TV
- Fashion, retail
- Financial services
- Manufacturing
Recent work
- IP holding structures for clients in media, fashion, TV & film production
- Trade mark infringement advice for fashion and retail clients
- Restructuring of businesses (sectors: leisure goods, corporate communications, industrial lifts)
- Acquisitions of calibration services and food distribution businesses
- Disputed £145m insolvency
- Sale of UK owned fire detection systems business with related international trade mark assignments and licences
- Termination of LLP agreements, joint ventures, distributorships, agencies
- Investigating and reporting on corporate governance issues within London office of EU bank
Previous Employment
- Sherrards
- Boodle Hatfield
- Osborne Clarke
- Pritchard Englefield
Professional memberships
- Society for Computers & Law
- Director of Warwick Legal International Network
- German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Languages
- English, mother tongue
- German, fluent
- French, conversational