Entrepreneurially-minded lawyers at, Ignition Law; deliver the highest quality of commercial advice to clients.

Starting a business may be a dream many people have. However, the sheer volume of legal work it involves may deter many from actually pursuing entrepreneurship. From incorporation to investment negotiations, startups have legal needs necessary for the taking off and success of their business. Risk management is another area that the startup will need to be protected from in the course of dealing with third parties. Amidst these, it is imperative to find lawyers who understand your requirement and deliver those exact services.

Today, though there are a number of highly skilled attorneys dealing with commercial law and contractual law, Ignition Law is a class apart from the rest due to its highly skilled, entrepreneurially-minded lawyers. From securing investment, protecting and monetizing your ideas to support to keep everything running smoothly, Ignition Law is passionate about guiding and advising you through every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. The firm employs talented entrepreneurially-minded lawyers to deliver the highest quality commercial advice. Many from its team have run successful businesses themselves. Ignition Law has the personal experience to ensure your success. The team at Ignition Law deploys agile working and technology to increase efficiency and reduce costs to ensure its budgets work for start-ups and scale-ups.

Practice areas of Ignition Law

Technology

Ignition Law has advised on numerous funding rounds, investor negotiations and acquisitions and disposals for clients in the technology sector. The firm, advised on Founders disputes concerning blockchain and fintech based start-ups, contractual disputes for website development and operation, contractual disputes relating to the supply of services for innovative manufacturing companies, intellectual property disputes regarding block chain technology based innovations and conspiracy and fraud claims for internet based industries. It works with a number of companies who help businesses make better use of their data to improve services and performance (including SaaS, consultancy, and software licensing) across a number of sectors including retail, gaming​, logistics, and e-sports. Ignition Law has helped clients create platforms to help connect volunteers with those in need of a little extra help through the Covid pandemic .It has also produced website terms and conditions and privacy policies for clients who offer money management services to key workers.

Media & communications

Ignition Law has worked with a global celebrity on their various corporate, commercial, employment and IP matters including the partial sale of their shares in its media business. The firm acted for an international talent management company with respect to its various ongoing legal matters which includes advising on certain potential M&A deals. It has handled incorporation and shareholders' agreements for a well-known broadcaster to house a format that he had devised which was later exploited with one of the terrestrial TV networks, the firm has handled numerous talent agreements for high profile broadcasters and international film stars (acting for both talent and producer) and have been instructed in relation to the exploitation of numerous factual documentaries, some involving very high profile contributors .Ignition Law has assisted defamation claims, trade libel, and reputational issues, contractual disputes concerning media based industries including performance contracts and telecommunications. Instructed by a high-profile sports personality in applying to strike out the judgment in default entered against them. They have also advised clients on agency agreements, in all media spaces (including social) and representing both talent and agency sides.

Health & medtech

Ignition Law has acted for a start-up Oxford University spin out on its first investment round for funding certain immunotherapy projects for cancer treatment. The firm dealt with intellectual property issues concerning start-ups and ownership, contractual dispute concerning provision of services and shareholder dispute in relation to a medical technology initiative. Its work with an Oxford start-up supported the creation of an online platform to facilitate virtual GP appointments. Ignition Law was the key counsel for an early-stage pharmaceutical company, operating in the UK and the US. The firm has advised on numerous funding rounds, investor negotiations and acquisitions and disposals for clients in the Health and MedTech sector

E-commerce, retail & fashion

Ignition Law acted on behalf of a major online parking payment provider. It has significant experience in contractual disputes regarding the supply of products, advising on intellectual property ownership in respect of products and disputes regarding the same. Ignition acted in a high profile case heard in the High Court and were successful in defending its clients against claims relating to high value precious stones .They work with a broad section of retailers, from luxury fashion brands, online market places, fashion rental websites, sports retailers, to name a few.

Meet the leader behind the success of Ignition Law

Alex McPherson, Founder of Ignition Law, graduated from Oxford University in 2003, and gained many years of broad legal experience at leading law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells, including client secondments at Tesco, ExxonMobil and Goldman Sachs.He set up Ignition Law in 2015, now a high-growth full-service law firm, which has worked with many thousands of start-ups, scale-ups and entrepreneurial clients, to provide pragmatic and cost-effective legal services in a community-minded and ethical way. Ignition also works with many world-leading business schools, universities, family offices and investors. Ignition Law has won awards and been shortlisted by all major industry awards – the Lawyer Awards, Legal Business Awards, Modern Law Awards, the Law Society Awards, the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards, LegalWeek and the Great British Entrepreneurship Awards. Outside of Ignition, and several successful (and unsuccessful!) pursuits, Alex is an Entrepreneurship Expert at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and sits on a Corporate Advisory Board of LexisNexis, as well as being a Non-Exec Director of InniAccounts – an innovative accountancy technology business.

“Integrity, decency, kindness and humility. These qualities are the bedrock on which we build our objectives as well as our relationships with clients, colleagues and community”.