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Mercia Flynn
Partner · Adams & Adams
South AfricaCommercial Litigation, Intellectual Property
About
Partner at Adams & Adams in South Africa with extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, particularly those involving intellectual property and IP commercialisation. Advises on IP transactions (licensing, distribution, sale, material transfers, R&D agreements), company structures for monetising IP, cross-border IP transfers and exchange control approvals, and assists clients with data privacy, electronic communications/transactions and consumer law compliance.
Practice areas
Commercial LitigationIntellectual PropertyCorporate / M&AData PrivacyConsumer LawTechnology & Telecoms
Office
Expertise
IP commercialisation and licensingDistribution and sale of intellectual propertyMaterial transfer and IP R&D agreementsCross-border IP transfers and exchange control approvalsData privacy and electronic communications/transactions complianceConsumer law compliance
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand — Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law (2012–2013)
- University of the Witwatersrand — Bachelor of Laws (2006–2007)
- University of the Witwatersrand — Bachelor of Commerce (Law) (2003–2005)
Admissions
- Admitted Attorney (2010)