New man for Fylde commercial law team

He joins Napthens after 17 years holding senior in-house legal positions within large corporate businesses, including Co-op Group, Arriva Group and US-owned leisure business, Wyndham Corporation. Prior to this Jon spent time in private practice with DLA Piper and Eversheds.

At Napthens, Jon will lead a team of three solicitors advising on all aspects of commercial contracts including trading agreements, outsourcing contracts, cross-border arrangements, e-commerce and intellectual property exploitation.

He has expertise within the travel and tourism, transport and retail sectors. Keith Melling, head of corporate at Napthens, said: “Strong commercial agreements play a key role in the success of any enterprise.

“Increased cross-border trading, changes to data protection laws and the impact of Brexit mean businesses require specialist support which is why we have invested in someone of Jon’s expertise.”