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'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition oversees the [[.uk|.UK]] [[registry]] dispute resolution processes and the organisation's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is active within [[CENTR]], [[ccNSO]], [[IGF]] and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time Nick enjoys competitive triathlon related activities.
'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition oversees the [[.uk|.UK]] [[registry]] dispute resolution processes and the organisation's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the [[CcNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and is active within [[CENTR]] and [[IGF]] and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time Nick enjoys competitive triathlon related activities.
==Career History==
==Career History==
* 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary and General Counsel.
* 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
* 2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority owned by private equity investment.
* 2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority-owned by private equity investment.
* 1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
* 1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
* Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.
* Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.
==Education==
==Education==
Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge Universtity, with specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge Universtity, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.