Liz Longster

liz.longster@lw.com

+44.20.7710.4672

Profile

Ms. Longster advises clients from a broad range of sectors, including private equity, social media, entertainment, sports, and media, consumer products, travel, financial, information technology, telecoms, and healthcare and life sciences in connection with:

Commercial contracts
Intellectual property licensing
Global data privacy matters (with particular experience advising on European data privacy legislation, including the GDPR
E-commerce
Diligence of private equity and venture capital transactions.

Ms. Longster trained in the firm’s London office, gaining experience in acquisition and leveraged finance, and corporate M&A and private equity transactions, in addition to the Data & Technology Transactions Practice. Miss Longster also spent time on secondment to The Carlyle Group where she assisted on a range of private equity M&A transactions globally.

In addition to Ms. Longster’s practice experience, she services as a member of Latham & Watkins’ pro bono committee.

Experience

Ms. Longster’s experience includes advising:

L’Oréal on its IP diligence in respect of its proposed acquisition of Aēsop from Brazilian Natura
The consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in respect of IP and commercial contract diligence on its £4.25 billion acquisition of Chelsea Football Club
Whirlpool Corporation on its joint venture with Arçelik A.Ş creating a combined €6 billion revenue business, as part of its global portfolio transformation
Meta on its acquisition of Unit 2 Games Limited
A number of top-flight private equity and investment firms to acquire technology-rich businesses and companies in respect of IP and commercial contracts diligence, such as long-term IP and data licensing agreements, transitional service agreements, and contractual joint venture
A variety of commercial entities in respect of transitional services agreements
Acting for an online luxury fashion marketplace on its partnership with a luxury fashion goods brand to launch e-concessions for multiple brands on its marketplace and licence its platform technology and order fulfilment offering
Meta in relation to data privacy matters globally, including in relation to strategic acquisitions
A leading consultancy firm on its global privacy impact assessment process to ensure compliance with data privacy laws
A digital technology company in relation to its compliance with the GDPR
Silver Lake Partners on its substantial minority investment into IVC Evidensia group, the leading European veterinary care provider
Easybrain, a leading mobile game developer with a core focus on puzzle and logic games, in its acquisition by Embracer Group
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition by a consortium, including Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, of Applegreen plc
Farfetch in relation to their acquisition of certain intellectual property from Opening Ceremony, an American multi-brand retailer
On a pro bono basis in relation to the protection of intellectual property rights
On a pro bono basis in relation to the drafting and negotiation of numerous commercial contracts across a range of sectors

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford, 2023
LPC, BPP Law School, 2016
MA in Law, BPP Law School, 2016
Distinction
BA (Law), University of Bristol, 2014