Guy Tritton
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer @Origina
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WORK HISTORY
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer @Origina
County Dublin, IE
Origina is a fast growth Irish company that focusses on support and maintenance for IBM enterprise middleware for USA, EU, UK and Latin America undertakings. I act as General Counsel and also Chief Risk Officer to steer the company as it undergoes fast growth.
EDUCATION
Durham University
BSc Nat.Sci, Physics, Maths, Computing,
SKILLS
ABOUT GUY TRITTON
Guy is a barrister specialising in intellectual property, IT, tech and commercial law. With 25 years’ experience in these areas, he has won substantial recognition for his excellence and has written a definitive text on IP law in Europe (Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe), now in its 6th edition (Sep 2022). In 2023, he was awarded IP Barrister of the Year (in the non-silk category) by Legal500, the leading world legal directory. In 2025, he was shortlisted for Media Barrister of the Year by Legal 500He is also Acting General Counsel for Origina Limited, a fast growth Irish software company. As a barrister, he works at the cutting edge of the UK & European legal system enabling him to advise clients on all matters IP, IT and commercial. He has appeared in many courts including the European Court of Justice, Supreme Court, European Patent Office as well as criminal courts - even a VAT Tribunal. He is a member of award-winning Hogarth Chambers.Regularly recommended in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for IP, IT and Media and Entertainment. He won the Legal500 IP Junior of the Year award in 2023 (junior=not Kings Counsel) He extensively works with solicitors, patent and trade mark attorneys and also directly with clients in the tech, IT, fashion and health sectors. He is also licensed to work directly with clients through the Bar Public Access scheme. He has advised in or litigated in the field of software maintenance, P2P online auction platforms, blockchain, cryptocurrency, healthcare, derivative exchange platforms, groundbreaking battery technology and biodegradable plastics. He also drafts and negotiates agreements including IP licences, software maintenance, joint ventures, franchise and shareholder agreements. He also acts as a high level legal/IP advisor to tech companies - and is on the board of a number of tech companies.He is an accredited mediator with >90% track record for settling disputes. He also acts as an arbitrator.He has a Natural Science degree (BSc (physics, mathematics, computing), is an ex-computer programmer. He also sometimes invests in high tech companies for whom he works.
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