Stuart Richards is a Partner at Fasken Martineau LLP and is Head of the Commercial/IP department in London. Stuart is also a member of the Life Sciences, Technology & Intellectual Property and Anti-trust/Competition & Marketing practice groups. With Allistair Booth, Stuart is the firm's representative of Biolegis, its European wide network of life sciences specialist law firms.
Stuart specialises in representing life sciences companies with a particular emphasis on the needs of drug delivery companies. He advises on licensing, development deals, research and development collaborations, manufacture and supply arrangements, distribution agreements and clinical trials agreements, as well as all aspects of pharmaceutical regulatory law and practice.
Stuart represents clients in EU and UK competition work, including advising on anti-competitive agreements, dominance, pricing practices and parallel trade. In addition he advises on merger referrals and clearances.
Stuart advises on the protection and exploitation of intellectual property for clients in a wide range of industries.
Honours and Awards
- Stuart is listed in Legal Experts 2011, published by Legal Business, as an authority in Intellectual Property.
Membership/Affiliations
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry
- BioIndustry Association
- Biolegis network of law firms