Brian Auld

I am Head of Practice Area for the Commercial sector, having joined Brethertons in 1995. I advise customers on matters ranging from standard trading terms to business acquisitions and sales.

I qualified as a solicitor in 1983 and have had experience of working for the European Commission in Brussels as well as working as an in-house lawyer for Toshiba and other companies.

I have handled hundreds of sales and purchases of businesses and  I feel particularly comfortable in the IT sector because of the in-house experience I have had previously. I’m a “recommended” lawyer in the 2014 edition of the Legal 500 as well as having been described as heading a “superb” team.

As a father of 4 (and soon to be grandfather) my parental duties still take up a substantial part of my free time. I would say my escape is exercise when, on a daily basis, I fight a losing battle to stay in reasonable shape, swimming being my preferred activity.

Experience and Accreditations

• Qualified as a Solicitor in 1983
• Studied at Leeds Beckett University, graduating in 1979. Completed the Solicitor final year course at the University and a Diploma in European Law
• Worked as a Trainee for the European Commission in 1981
• Completed articles with London commercial practise Field Fisher Waterhouse (formerly Field Fisher & Martineau) and was an in-house Lawyer for Racal Electronics, Toshiba (UK) and Nortel (formerly Northern Telecom)
• Advised on Commercial (non-property) matters since qualified
• Can speak and read French at a reasonable level