London Office Graduate RecruitmentTrainee Solicitor and Summer Vacation Scheme Programmes

Summer Vacation Scheme July 2017Training Contracts September 2019

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London Trainee SolicitorsThe success of any law firm is dependent on the talent and professionalism of its lawyers and support staff. That is why we are committed to investing in the training and professional development of our trainee solicitors.

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented graduates from all backgrounds and cultures, who share our commitment to excellence, who want to be part of the continued growth of our London office and become part of the next generation of leaders at our firm.

Providing our clients with an excellent service is our number one priority. Our lawyers need to be commercially minded and approachable, and be able to work with our clients as part of a team on complex and often high profile legal issues. If you feel you can meet this challenge and want to work at an inclusive firm, which has a long tradition of pro bono and community support, we would like to hear from you.

In this brochure you will find the following – if you would like to know more, please get in touch with us:

› Introduction to the firm and our London trainees › Our London office departments › Our recognition › Some of our London office colleagues › The trainee solicitor and summer vacation scheme application process

Tom FoxCounsel and Training Principal

London Office

Section 1Introduction to the firm and our London trainees

Introduction to the Firm › We are an international law firm with a global outlook at the intersection

of business, law, and regulatory policy, serving international clients whose business needs require US, European, or cross-border regulatory, litigation, transactional and commercial services.

› We have more than 700 lawyers working in offices located in key hubs of financial, government, business, technology, and regulatory activity.

› A sophisticated understanding of rapidly changing global business environments, serving our clients’ interests in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

› Our London and Brussels offices are home to the firm’s European regulatory and corporate transactional practices, including specialists in the areas of life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical devices, intellectual property, antitrust, white collar crime, employment, and telecoms.

› We work as a team for clients, tapping into deep expertise and resource across the firm to provide a solutions-based approach.

› Well established network of local counsel firms with broad geographical reach, enabling our firm to seamlessly co-ordinate complex matters involving multiple jurisdictions.

Offices in:

BrusselsDenver

HoustonLondon

Los AngelesNew York

San FranciscoSilicon Valley

Washington DC

London Trainees – what it’s really likeMany law firms, including Arnold & Porter, have a definite style of practice and work environment. We think ours is spirited, open, welcoming, and collegial. We encourage our lawyers to be themselves. Intelligence, originality, initiative, and independent judgment are highly respected. All lawyers, regardless of their experience, are expected to express their views on substantive firm matters.

The London office reflects the environment of the firm generally with its collegial and informal atmosphere, regular informal social gatherings, smart business-casual dress policy, team based assignment policies and a leading pro bono programme.

When you join Arnold & Porter you will be introduced to the firm through our training and induction programme. This includes information about the firm’s practices and procedures and training in the use of our IT systems, library, and online data sources. You will attend the fast track Professional Skills Course which is provided externally for the firm.

During your training contract you will have the opportunity to spend four six-month seats working from the following practice groups―Intellectual Property, Corporate and Securities, Antitrust/Competition, Life Sciences, Product Liability, Employment, Telecoms, International Arbitration, White Collar Crime or Commercial Litigation. Arnold & Porter encourages individuals to work across specialisms, so you may find that whilst you are working in one group, you undertake work in a variety of different areas and for a variety of different partners and fee-earners throughout the firm. You may also have an opportunity to work in our Brussels office.

The training programme in our London office includes in-house as well as external training sessions, providing professional development training that is linked to a competencies framework.

Read more about trainee life at Arnold & Porter in the Chambers Student Guide.

Four six-month seats from:

› Intellectual Property › Corporate & Securities › Financial Services › Antitrust/Competition › Life Sciences › Product Liability › Employment › Telecoms › International

Arbitration › White Collar

Criminal Defense › Commercial Litigation

Making the Right Choice

Applying for a City training contract is a tricky business. There are lots of similar firms, doing similar work and describing themselves in a similar way. I found it difficult to navigate myself amongst the prospectuses and law fairs to find one that really suited me. But then I came across Arnold & Porter. A firm that genuinely offers something a bit different.

Training

Our training contract is divided into four, six-month seats. Each seat is spent in a different practice area. I am currently seated in IP, which is my third seat. My first seat was in Corporate and my second seat was in Competition. Trainees at A&P are expected to help other departments whenever they have spare capacity, or if there is a business demand.

Rewards of Pro Bono

Pro bono is an important part of the culture at Arnold & Porter, and unlike other firms, that’s not just ‘hot-air’. Soon after joining the firm, I was involved in a spread of pro bono work, including defending the pension rights of trans-genders and providing financial services advice for a homelessness charity.

Work/Life Balance

A&P has two main social events a year: the Christmas party and the Summer party. If you are a keen cyclist, there is also opportunity to ride with the A&P team which participates annually in the Prudential Ride London 100 miles. Last year, we raised over £7000 for the firm’s charity, Medair.

Jessica DaviesTrainee Solicitor joined 2015

With a client list that reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of the pharmaceutical industry, Arnold & Porter’s traditional strengths lie in the life sciences sector. As a former research scientist myself, this instantly caught my attention. In this respect, the firm’s expertise cover the whole spectrum of a medicinal product’s life, from; drug development, IP, regulation / compliance, competition to product liability. For people interested in this industry, there simply isn’t another law firm who could offer this breadth of exposure.

Now that I have been with the firm for over a year, I’ve come to appreciate that there is a whole lot more to Arnold & Porter than I first thought. Its international reputation attracts clients from a whole range of industries, including; financial services, aviation, retail, news providers and IT/telecoms.

Due to the London office’s modest size, trainees can work very closely with Partners and Senior Counsel, which allows responsibility to be assumed from day 1. This holistic approach to training provides valuable insights into every aspect of being a solicitor and allows important skills like pitching, networking and transaction management to be learnt at a very early stage.

Another key aspect that attracted me to Arnold & Porter was the firm’s commitment to pro-bono clients. Everyone, regardless of their position, is expected to devote a certain amount of their time to non-billable, pro-bono work. As well as allowing trainees to support causes that interest them, this expectation provides the opportunity to work with colleagues across different practice areas, which fosters the firm’s collegial office atmosphere.

For self-starters, the range of opportunities that Arnold & Porter offers is impressive. Ultimately, I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to learn from industry experts who are willing to invest their time in juniors.

Hannah Kerr-PetersonTrainee Solicitor joined 2015

Section 2Our London office departments

Intellectual Property and TechnologyIntellectual property has always been a core focus for us, both in the US and the UK. We are able to offer clients full service intellectual property assistance.

Our IP team in London focuses on: › Transactional IP and advisory work, including IP licensing, rights acquisition, brand co-existence,

delimitation and brand-sharing agreements. › IP dispute resolution including litigating all forms of IP and technology, including contracts, patents,

trademarks, designs and copyright. › Anti-counterfeiting, parallel import and anti-piracy activities, enforcement and the seizure of unauthorised

goods, including liaising across the EU with Customs and other relevant authorities. › Technology and new media work, such as outsourcing hardware and software contracts and support

arrangements, including advising on online retailing solutions. › Data protection, advising on data transfer agreements, data privacy, confidentiality agreements, policies

and procedures for the transfer of data from the EU to the US.

Commercial Intellectual PropertyOur commercial team has broad international experience advising clients in a wide range of sectors, including Life Sciences, Technology, Media, Telecoms, Retail and Transport in the UK, Continental Europe, the US and Asia. We assist clients in the negotiation and preparation of agreements relating to:

› General terms of trade, distribution and service agreements

› Franchising and joint venture arrangements › Licensing, including complex co-partnering

issues

› Concessions › Distribution arrangements › Advertising, marketing/promotions and

sponsorship › Supplier and customer relationships

We offer the full range of IP services:

Commercial, Advisory and

Litigation

Corporate & SecuritiesOur corporate practice handles and project manages domestic, multi-jurisdictional and cross border transactions and provides general corporate advice and assistance. We have extensive experience in managing the international legal affairs of public and private companies.

› Day-to-day corporate support › Tax and corporate structuring advice › Real estate transactional support › Cross border and domestic M&A transactions › Private equity and venture capital › Financings (debt and equity capital raising)

“Nimble team advising on mid-market M&A,

frequently with a cross-border

element. Draws on the firm’s expertise in life sciences and pharmaceuticals to

handle transactions for sector clients.”

Chambers 2016 – Corporate/M&A

Life SciencesAdvise on EU law relating to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, medical products and devices, and assisting clients in interpreting, and complying with, the relevant regulatory framework that surrounds the industry.

Areas include:

› Pre-clinical/GLP through clinical research/GCP and compassionate use/named-patient supply issues, to manufacturing/GMP and wholesale distribution/GDP questions.

› Every aspect of the process required to gain marketing authorisations in Member States (whether through national, centralised, decentralised or mutual recognition procedures) or from the EMEA/European Commission through the centralised approval route, steering clients through appeal procedures at national and community level.

› Issues raised by legislation governing orphan drugs, paediatric research, conditional authorisations, and authorisations based upon ‘exceptional circumstances’ and advising on ‘borderline’ product issues.

› Post-marketing obligations, including advertising, patient information, classification of medicines, pharmacovigilance and product lifecycle management.

› Providing compliance guidance and assisting companies in evaluating a specific risk area, compliance program or element of a compliance program.

› Assisting clients in negotiating European privacy laws and privacy issues arising in the context of clinical investigations, commercial transactions, litigation and marketing.

› Asserting and defending regulatory data protection rights centrally and at the national level, and in references to the European Court that result from such national proceedings.

› Representation of clients before NICE and in judicial reviews of NICE’s decisions.

Our team includes experienced attorneys,

many of whom have previous government

agency experience – medical doctors,

scientists, and public policy specialists

CompetitionThe EU Competition team offer the full range of competition law advice on mergers and acquisitions, non-transactional representation, litigation and counseling. We provide representation before EC, UK and other national competition authorities, as well as in European and national courts. We work with many companies on competition matters including:

› Antitrust issues, ranging from merger control over licensing and co-operative arrangements to market definition and potential abuse of a dominant position

› Distribution, and the establishment of lawful quota schemes and innovative cross-border compensation arrangements

› Services ranging from advice on the application of the law to agreements, conduct, and corporate strategies

› Obtaining clearances for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures from the European Commission and national competition authorities both within the EU and internationally

› Advice/representation relating to cartel investigations, potential abuses of dominance, structuring of distribution and licensing agreements, strategic alliances, state aids, and public procurement issues

The team advises on both EU and UK

competition law issues, representing clients

from a broad array of industries

Product LiabilityWe have significant experience advising on non-contentious and contentious product liability issues concerning both research products and marketed products in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors in the UK and across the EU.

We advise on:

› Contractual issues, arising out of clinical trial, licensing, distribution and collaboration arrangements in the context of possible third party claims and in indemnity and insurance

› Unitary actions and multi-claimant cases, many with trans-national, jurisdictional and forum elements

› Product recalls and enforcement activity › Inquests with respect to deaths associated with use of products › Rules relating to privilege in the UK and US › Product safety and health and safety law, both contentious and non-contentious

“Highly experienced in defending large-scale, group litigation. Offers

regulatory, safety and recall advice to

industry leaders with notable expertise in risk management.”

Chambers 2016 – Product Liability

EmploymentOur specialist employment practice provides practical, solution-driven advice in all areas of employment and business immigration. The types of work we undertake include:

› Drafting employment and consultancy contracts › Drafting employment and consultancy contracts, staff handbooks and policies › Protecting confidential information and intellectual property › Drafting and enforcing non-competes and other restrictive covenants › Data privacy and the transfer of EU HR data to the US › Strategic restructuring at both domestic and global levels (including TUPE) › Redundancies and consultation issues › Disciplinary issues › Absence/performance management › All forms of employment-related litigation › Employment aspects of outsourcing › Business immigration – particularly where key executives are relocating

We also run interactive training courses for all levels of employees on matters such as performance management and avoiding workplace harassment.

In advising clients, our approach is practical and

solution driven

TelecommunicationsWe have a highly-regarded specialist team dedicated to working with the telecommunications industry addressing the complete range of regulatory, commercial and corporate issues.

› The team advises European, North American, African and Asian telecoms operators and service providers, regulatory authorities, governments and financial institutions on market access and licensing and other issues such as interconnection, access, numbering, carrier pre-selection, number portability, costing and tariffing.

› We work seamlessly with our trusted network of local counsel throughout EMEA and the rest of the world.

› We have extensive experience in successfully managing large scale international regulatory assignments in the telecoms sector.

› Clients regularly ask us to assist them with developing policy positions on a plethora of communications issues for presentation to both government institutions and national regulatory authorities.

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP has a team of ‘genuine telecoms experts who provide sophisticated, cross-

border regulatory advice.’ Michael

Ryan ‘can be trusted’ on big-ticket

mandates.”

Legal 500 2014 – IT & Telecommunications

International ArbitrationWe have one of the largest and most experienced international arbitration groups worldwide. We represent clients in arbitration proceedings and before different arbitral fora throughout the world. We also assist clients with informal and institutional dispute settlement proceedings, and advise them on drafting arbitral clauses in the context of contract negotiations. Our work includes:

› Serving as advocates, advisors, and arbitrators in disputes between sovereign governments and private investors

› Assisting in disputes arising out of concession agreements and other state contracts or under the terms of bilateral investment treaties and other international agreements

› Active participation in commercial arbitrations derived from international transactions involving a range of industries and economic sectors

› Arbitrating disputes involving the energy, telecommunications and government concessions areas, among others

› Assisting clients in the enforcement of arbitral awards and in execution proceedings in the United States and abroad

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP fields expertise in CEE-related investor-

state work and commercial arbitration

work. Dmitri Evseev and David Reed are

highly rated.”

Legal 500 2015 – International

Arbitration

White Collar Criminal DefenceWe have significant experience in advising corporates on how to handle investigations in relation to potential economic crime offences. We have also regularly provided training and advice in relation to compliance matters both in terms of the Bribery Act, Proceeds of Crime 2002 and the Money Laundering Regulations in the UK. We handle and advise on:

› Internal Investigations for client organisations › External law enforcement investigations › Self Reporting and negotiations with Law Enforcement both in the UK and US › Implementation and ongoing management of compliance structures › Reporting requirements under the Money Laundering Regulations

Kathleen Harris is the sole Criminal Adviser into what will be the largest investigation

for a decade. She was handpicked

to assist Lord Grabiner in the Leveson Inquiry

Financial ServicesThe Financial Services team advises on all aspects of UK and EU-level financial services law with a primary focus on advisory and regulatory enforcement work for FCA and PRA regulated firms. The team advises clients on regulatory authorisations, exchange rules and regulations, clearing and settlement, conduct of business rules, ongoing compliance and money laundering obligations, client money provisions, market abuse and regulatory enforcement proceedings.

The team work with a range of financial services clients, including: banks, clearing houses and trading platforms, fund managers, securities and commodities broker-dealers and proprietary traders.

The practice focuses on advisory and regulatory enforcement work for FCA and PRA regulated firms with particular expertise in the following:

› Regulatory aspects of securities and derivatives transactions › Safe keeping of money and assets › Systems and controls and other high-level standards › Conduct of business rules › Restructuring acquisition and disposal of entities in the financial sector

“At Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP, team head Tim Aron regularly

handles securities and derivatives regulatory work, and often works alongside practitioners from the firm’s strong

Washington DC office.”

Legal 500 2016, Financial services

Commercial LitigationOur EU Commercial Dispute Resolution group has extensive experience litigating cases on behalf of clients across a wide range of sectors including financial services, banking, private equity, hedge fund, consumer products, technology, media, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and health care. We also assist clients in taking urgent protective measures to, amongst other matters, freeze assets and obtain injunctive relief.

We are proud of our ability to field multi-jurisdictional teams with cross-disciplinary expertise. Our team has a reputation for achieving innovative solutions for complex disputes through both alternative dispute resolution and court / arbitral proceedings.

Contentious areas, include:

› Contractual disputes › Fiduciary duty, partnership, and joint venture disputes › Regulatory and banking disputes › Civil fraud and investigations › Acquisition and disposal disputes › High Court competition related claims › Complex multi-jurisdictional disputes › Risk reduction and prevention of litigation › Crisis management and corporate reputation › Insolvency related disputes

“Solicitor advocate Hilton Mervis is

described by market commentators as

‘tenacious, committed, imaginative and innovative.’ He

frequently represents institutional clients in large-scale commercial

disputes, with particular experience

in fraud-related claims.”

Chambers UK 2016, Litigation

Section 3Our recognition

Our Recognition

“The firm has an unparalleled breadth of service with deep domain knowledge in several pertinent areas and is extraordinarily responsive to our needs, some of which are demanding and time-sensitive.”

Chambers & Partners 2016, Corporate/M&A

“Superlative experience and expertise in handling highly complex regulatory engagements. Also one of the leading product liability defence practices in the country, representing medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers on the most contentious and sensitive cases of the day.”

Chambers & Partners 2016, Life Sciences

“Recommended in particular for IP-driven commercial deals and patent litigation, while also handling a wide range of rights protection and strategy matters for household names in fashion and media.”

Chambers & Partners 2016, Intellectual Property

“Highly experienced in defending large-scale, group litigation. Offers regulatory, safety and recall advice to industry leaders with notable expertise in risk management.”

Chambers & Partners 2016, Product Liability

Our Recognition

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP’s ‘creative, responsive’ team counts Fair Wear Foundation, Western Digital, GHX and SABIC among its recent client wins. The ‘very personable’ Tim Frazer is ‘fantastic’ and gives ‘clear, practical and succinct advice”

Legal 500 2016, EU and Competition

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP’s ‘first-class’ department, which is notably strong in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector, is led by Anna Buscall and the ‘calm, commercial’ Jeremy Willcocks.”

Legal 500 2016, M&A: mid-market

“The corporate crime team at Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP ‘punches well above its weight’. Department head Kathleen Harris is ‘unparalleled’ and continues to act as specialist criminal adviser for News UK in all aspects of the News of the World phone hacking case.”

Legal 500 2016, Corporate Crime

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP stands out for investor-state arbitrations, and is also active in commercial disputes. The team defended the Czech Republic against Energy Charter Treaty and BIT claims. Dmitri Evseev and David Reed are recommended.”

Legal 500 2016, International Arbitration

Our Recognition

“The ‘commercial and responsive’ Henry Clinton-Davis leads the practice at Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP and ‘provides invaluable expertise’. The practice has substantial experience representing international clients, especially in cross-border investigations.”

Legal 500 2016, Employment: employers

“Solicitor advocate Hilton Mervis of Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP is described by market commentators as “tenacious, committed, imaginative and innovative.” He frequently represents institutional clients in large-scale commercial disputes, with particular experience in fraud-related claims.”

Legal 500 2016, Litigation

“Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP acts for Tesla Motors, Adobe Systems, ITV and Urban Outfitters. Richard Dickinson is recommended.”

Legal 500 2016, Data Protection

Section 4Some of our London office colleagues

Meet the team

Tom Fox, Counsel, Litigation and Product Liability

Tom Fox focuses his practice on litigation and general product safety regulatory work. His main litigation practice concerns the defence of product liability claims on behalf of medical device and pharmaceutical companies, but he also has considerable experience of commercial litigation and personal injury. He also has experience in bringing judicial review actions based on public and administrative law on behalf of pharmaceutical companies, both at the Court of Justice of the European Union and in national courts.

Tim Aron, Partner, Financial Services

Tim Aron has particular expertise in the regulatory aspects of securities and derivatives transactions, safe keeping of money and assets, systems and controls and other high level standards, conduct of business rules, the restructuring, acquisition and disposal of entities in the financial sector and related data privacy issues.

Alison Brown, Partner, Life Sciences

Alison Brown has a wide ranging litigation and regulatory practice. She assists clients with product liability litigation and product safety matters and also handles complex commercial and public law litigation in the UK and European courts. Alison has extensive experience of disputes in the life sciences sector and coordinates litigation throughout the UK and Europe. For more than 20 years, she has represented defendants in some of the major group actions brought in the UK.

Meet the team

Anna Buscall, Partner, Corporate and Securities

Anna Buscall is a corporate transactions and advisory specialist. She has advised on a wide range of transactions, including public and private M&A (both domestic and cross border), joint ventures in various industries and equity issues, as well as demergers, restructurings and corporate advisory work. Anna has a particularly strong track record in advising on transactions in the life sciences sector.

Michael Bywell, Partner, Intellectual Property and Technology

Michael Bywell is a senior commercial litigation lawyer who is best known for his work in the IT, outsourcing and intellectual property areas. Other areas of experience and expertise include arbitration, energy, life sciences, media, public law and telecommunications.

Henry Clinton-Davis, Partner, Employment

Henry Clinton-Davis leads the firm’s UK employment law team. He is listed in the leading directories of recommended lawyers.

Henry’s practice covers all areas of UK employment law and business immigration. He also regularly co-ordinates employment projects in the EU and beyond. His approach is commercial and solution-driven.

Meet the team

Richard Dickinson, Partner, Intellectual Property and Technology

Richard Dickinson’s practice focuses on transactional matters, notably those involving intellectual property rights management, exploitation, and protection. He also specializes in technology and commercial contracts, as well as advising on related regulatory advice (including data protection, privacy, advertising, promotional, and marketing issues).He advises clients across a range of industries, such as the media and entertainment, telecommunications, software and technology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, retail, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), and finance sectors.

Ian Dodds-Smith, Partner, Life Sciences

Ian Dodds-Smith is co-head of the firm’s Food, Drug and Medical Device practice with primary responsibility for the European Union market. In this respect he advises companies and trade associations on all aspects of the regulatory framework within Europe and compliance with it, including all aspects of enforcement and on rights to judicial review of decisions of the competent authorities. He has been instructed in a large number of the cases relating to the scope of the rights of innovators to regulatory data protection under EU law.

Dmitri Evseev, Partner, International Arbitration

Dmitri Evseev has represented more than 10 sovereign governments and numerous private clients in international arbitration and litigation matters, including commercial and investor-State arbitration under most major arbitration rules and across a range of industries. He has a particular focus in investment arbitration (under bilateral investment treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty) as well as in high-stakes complex multi-jurisdictional disputes involving parties from Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

Meet the team

Tim Frazer, Partner, EU Competition

Tim Frazer’s practice focuses on pharmaceuticals, fast-moving consumer goods, financial services and IP-rich sectors. He advises on both conduct and merger cases in the EU and UK, and on compliance and audit processes in various jurisdictions worldwide that have adopted the EU approach to competition law. He also represents clients challenging public procurement tenders under EU and UK rules. He has obtained merger clearance at the European Commission and national competition authorities for complex cases requiring econometric evidence and Phase 1 or Phase 2 disposals.

Kathleen Harris, Partner, White Collar Defence

Kathleen Harris is Co-Chair of the firm’s Anti-Corruption practice where she represents companies and individuals in a wide range of industries. She is recognised internationally as a leader in her practice area. She is the lead Criminal Adviser for the Management and Standards Committee for News Corporation and News UK, formerly News International where she also represented the companies throughout the criminal investigation, the public inquiry, and the Select Committee proceedings.

Hilton Mervis, Partner, Litigation

Hilton Mervis heads the Commercial Dispute Resolution group for Europe with responsibility for a wide range of disputes, in particular those having an international element. Mr Mervis litigates in the High Court (appointed to the Commercial Court Users Committee) and in arbitrations. He is a founder member and Chair of London Commercial Litigators’ Forum. He undertakes large-scale international commercial litigation, shareholder, joint venture, partnership disputes, banking litigation, complex civil fraud cases, competition High Court related cases, corporate reputation and regulatory investigations.

Meet the team

David Reed, Partner, International Arbitration

David Reed represents multinational corporations, sovereign states and government-owned entities in international commercial and international investment arbitrations. David has more than 20 years experience of international arbitration disputes notably in the construction and engineering, power, oil and gas, telecoms, information technology, life sciences, banking, and shipping sectors, under a variety of rules including those of the ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL. He also represents both investors and sovereign states in investment treaty arbitrations under the ICSID and UNCITRAL rules.

Michael Ryan, Partner, Telecommunications

Head of the firm’s telecommunications, Internet and media practice in London, Michael Ryan has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He advises international telecommunications operators, service providers, and Internet service providers on regulatory and commercial issues. Mr Ryan is frequently consulted by regulatory authorities and financial institutions on regulatory issues affecting the telecommunications sector.

Dr Christopher Stothers, Partner, Intellectual Property

Assisting companies from all fields of technology, from pharmaceutical and medical devices to software and telecommunications, Christopher is an experienced litigator on strategic, cross-border patent disputes (including opposition work before the European Patent Office). He also litigates and arbitrates other types of intellectual property (trade mark, copyright, and designs), antitrust (including follow-on damages claims), pharmaceutical regulation, European Union law and commercial disputes. He is a creative and efficient problem-solver who thinks laterally across the breadth of his practice.

Meet the team

Dr Lincoln Tsang, Partner, Life Sciences

Dr Lincoln Tsang, formerly a senior regulator qualified as a lawyer, and a pharmacist with post-graduate training in toxicology and cancer pharmacology, concentrates his practice on regulatory, compliance, enforcement and public policy matters affecting the life sciences industry: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices, cosmetics and food. Dr Tsang has extensive experience in advising clients in developing strategies for research and development, product life-cycle management, product acquisition, and risk and crisis management, as well as internal investigations.

Jeremy Willcocks, Partner, Corporate and Securities

Jeremy Willcocks undertakes a broad range of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate advisory work. Jeremy advises on share and asset sales, IPOs, public takeovers, shareholder disputes, and joint ventures. Jeremy also has extensive experience with debt capital markets transactions. His clients include public and private companies, private equity funds, and banks.

Adela Williams, Partner, Life Sciences

Adela Williams advises clients in relation to the regulation of medicinal products and medical devices in the UK and at the EU level, particularly in relation to clinical trials, marketing authorisations and advertising, and promotional issues, including legal proceedings arising from the decisions of regulatory bodies. She represents clients before the Appeal Board of the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority in relation to alleged breaches of the Code with respect to promotion and related issues.

Section 5The trainee solicitor and summer vacation scheme application process

London Trainees: Application Process What we are looking forWe look for candidates with a consistently high academic background, who have or are likely to achieve a 2.1 degree or above. Candidates need to demonstrate good analytical skills, combined with a common sense approach. Candidates should be self-motivated, and show their ability to get involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities outside studies, showing a good level of achievement in all areas.We value communication skills and look for evidence that you’ve worked in teams and taken on responsibility. We also want to get a sense of your enthusiasm, energy, and commitment.We do review all applications we receive, and seek out the applications from individuals who can be perceptive about the things they have done and learned from their experiences.

Selection ProcedureWe invite candidates to apply for a training contract and/or summer placement by submitting our online application form. We do not accept any other form of application. We recruit two years in advance for training contracts, and invite you to apply for our July 2017 summer vacation scheme and training contracts starting in September 2019. The closing date for receipt of summer vacation scheme applications is 5 March 2017, and for September 2019 training contracts, is 31 July 2017. Interviews for training contracts will take place in late August 2017. Candidates will attend an assessment and interview with partners and senior associates. The offer of a training contract is conditional upon the provision of satisfactory references.

Salary and Benefits Arnold & Porter will pay your fees for the Legal Practice Course and the Graduate Diploma in Law. Each course includes a maintenance grant, paid over the course’s duration. Details of our current trainee salary levels are available on application to a member of the Graduate Recruitment Team. We review salaries annually to be competitive with market levels for equivalent law firms in London. Trainees are entitled to 25 days’ annual holiday. Other benefits include participation in the firm’s Healthy Incentive Bonus Scheme, seasonal holiday bonus, optical testing, child care vouchers, private health insurance, private dental insurance, life assurance, and an interest-free travel season ticket loan.

London Trainees: How to Apply Training ContractsArnold & Porter offers training contracts annually. We are now taking applications for our September 2019 intake. If you are interested in applying for a training contract commencing in September 2019, please complete our online application form available at https://www.apply4law.com/arnoldporter/. Please apply by 31 July 2017.

Summer Vacation SchemeWe will be running a summer vacation scheme in July 2017. Students will spend up to two weeks working on a variety of projects with partners and associates throughout the office. Applications for the 2017 summer vacation scheme are now open and you can apply by completing the online application form available at https://www.apply4law.com/arnoldporter/. Please apply by 5 March 2017.

If you have any questions about our Trainee Solicitor recruitment scheme or Summer Vacation Programme, please email us at graduates@aporter.com.

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