Thomsons has promoted senior associate Matthew Prescott to the firm’s partnership. His experience includes work in software, technology, procurement and intellectual property law; he also has significant experience in privacy, competition law and consumer regulation and franchising.

Prescott has acted for clients including ISPs, telecommunications carriers, ad agencies, cosmetics companies, and franchisors that operate in the retail, food, hospitality, agribusiness and motor vehicle industries. His team manages the trademark portfolios of clients including an international hotel chain headquartered in India, a major Australian oil and gas production company, and a world-renowned organization of educational institutions headquartered in France.