UK
Practice Areas
Carl is a specialist intellectual property lawyer and a leading expert on gambling law.
His practice covers the full range of IP work, including both contentious and non-contentious matters involving trade marks and designs, copyright, patents and confidential information. He has been involved in some of the leading reported IP cases in the last 25 years.
Carl advises a number of leading IP-rich companies and gambling operators, including Gaming Realms plc, The Health Lottery, Papaya Gaming , SongTradr, Carabao Energy Drinks, ITV plc, Jumbo Interactive pty on regulatory projects, commercial arrangements, and domestic and cross-jurisdictional matters.
In addition, Carl has extensive experience in advertising and marketing regulation, data protection, e-commerce, and labelling and packaging law. He regularly advises clients in the food and drink, technology and media, and cosmetics sectors in complex commercial and litigation matters.
Career
2025 – Present: Partner, Gambling and intellectual property law, Keystone Law Ltd.
2018 – 2025: Partner, Head of Commercial, IP and Technology, Memery Crystal
2003 – 2018: Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP
1995-2003: Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright
1993 – 1995: Trained Norton Rose Fulbright 2003 [delete this typo]
1991 – 1993: University of Law, Chester
1988 – 1991: Merton College, Oxford, MA History
Publications
Carl is the author / editor of several leading academic works in his field including:
- The Statute Guide to the Gambling Act 2005 (Sweet & Maxwell 2005)
- The Statute Guide to the National Lottery Act 2006 (Sweet & Maxwell 2006)
- Licensing Law and Practice (Sweet & Maxwell 2008)
- General editor of The Gambling Law Review 2015-2025
-Founding Editor of World Online Gambling Law Report
-Author of Lexis PSL chapters on Gambling Taxation, Gambling Regulation and Gambling Licensing.
-Author Mondaq Comparative Guide to Gambling
