Peter specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, and advising on patent infringement and validity issues. He works in a wide range of high technology fields including lithographic systems, telecoms systems, electronic and electromechanical systems, lasers and other optical systems. He also works in mechanical engineering fields.

Peter graduated in Physics at the University of Birmingham, then obtained a PhD at St Andrew's University. His PhD was sponsored by telecommunications company BT Group, and related to waveguides and optics for telecoms applications.

Peter joined Marks & Clerk in 1995 and qualified in 1999. Following qualification Peter spent some time working in the Netherlands as an in-house patent attorney at ASML, a leading manufacturer of advanced lithography systems used by the semiconductor industry to make integrated circuits. Peter then returned to Marks & Clerk, becoming a partner in 2005.

Peter is the leader of a group of attorneys at Marks & Clerk that specialises in patent and design work for Chinese companies, ensuring that work is done to the highest quality and that excellent service levels are provided. Peter also leads Marks & Clerk’s electronics and engineering attorney group, and is responsible for ensuring that attorneys with the right technical qualifications and expertise work for each client of Marks & Clerk.