Clive Lawrence

Clive Lawrence is a legal professional specializing in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law, currently serving as a Consultant at Schofield Sweeney Solicitors since November 2025. Lawrence has extensive experience in academia as a Visiting Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University from October 2012 to December 2025, focusing on Sports Law, including intellectual property and ambush marketing. Prior consulting roles include positions at Lupton Fawcett LLP, where Lawrence held titles such as Consultant, Director, and Head of Intellectual Property and Commercial Law, as well as at Front Row Legal and Cohen Cramer Solicitors, providing legal services in the sports, media, entertainment, and corporate sectors. Additionally, Lawrence served as a Trustee and Chair for &Co, a cultural marketing organization, for several years. Lawrence began a legal career as a Trainee Solicitor and later Partner at McCormicks Solicitors before joining Clarion Solicitors from February 2007 to September 2009. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts (MA) in Law from the University of Cambridge, earned between 1987 and 1990.