Seb Allen-Johnstone

Senior Associate

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What can I do for you

Seb is a commercial lawyer who specialises in technology, IP and IT law.  He handles a wide range of work for clients' IP portfolios, advising on licensing issues, as well as assisting clients through the drafting and reviewing of various terms and conditions, consultancy agreements, supply of goods and services, consumer law, website terms, software licences and IT services.

What do others say

Seb is part of Mills & Reeve's top ranked (tier 1) leading commercial/technology team, described as "very responsive, thorough and thoughtful, and it understands the business aspects of any legal strategy’ - Legal 500.

Supporting your ambitions

One of Seb's highlights involved working alongside the Department for International Trade (formerly UKTI) to license out their Sirius Programme for international graduate entrepreneurs to a consortium bidder. This task required significant collaboration between the Department for International Trade and Mills & Reeve. 

More recently, Seb has been involved with the team responsible for advising the Department for Education on their upcoming T Level programme, providing important commercial advice on the procurement process.

What else should you know?

Seb has managed to work his love of sport into aspects of his work life - he was delighted to hear about Mills & Reeve's appointment to England Golf's helpline; Seb was a scratch golfer in his teenage years (sadly no longer the case) and has already eyed up a new course to play after advising on an IT matter.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”