RPC—Paul Joukador

City firm RPC has welcomed commercial contracts expert Paul Joukador to the firm as partner.

Paul has moved to RPC from Hogan Lovells, where he was a partner for almost 17 years. He specialises in commercial contracts, with experience working on transactions within the retail, technology, transport and consumer goods sectors, among others. He will sit within RPC’s IP, technology and media group.

Head of the group Jeremy Drew said of his arrival: ‘Landing Paul is a significant coup for us and is a measure of the reputation that our IP, Technology and Media Group has built. Demand for high-quality commercial and technology lawyers is extremely strong. His sector expertise – particularly in technology and retail – fits neatly with core focus areas of our firm.

‘With ten Partners and over 40 lawyers in total, we now have one of the largest and best-regarded commercial offerings in the City, handling the full range of transactional and contentious work from IP and licensing, through data and privacy, to outsourcing and e-commerce, and everything in between.’

Paul added: ‘RPC's top-ranked Commercial Contracts team is very highly regarded. I'm looking forward to helping to build on that reputation as part of the wider IP, Technology and Media Group.

‘The challenge for all law firms – particularly in those sectors my clients occupy – remains the ability to deliver the right business solution and to demonstrate commercial value in the process. RPC is well-placed to meet that challenge head on and increasingly be seen as the go-to firm for complex commercial contracts work in technology, retail, media and the other sectors in which it excels.’