Chris is a Partner and Head of Life Sciences at UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, based in Oxford.  He is a commercial and IP lawyer specialising in licensing transactions, with many years’ experience of acting for companies and institutions working in life sciences, engineering, environmental sciences and publishing.  He has particular expertise in technology transfer, acting both for research institutions and their spin-out companies. Chris is top-ranked in Chambers, in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, a Transactional IP Star and Highly Recommended for transactions by IAM Patent 1000.