Technology law

We offer comprehensive technology law advice and services across various sectors, including retail, energy, manufacturing, and technology, as well as specialised support for FinTech and InsurTech arrangements.

Our technology lawyers are particularly known for providing end-to-end technology advice and services across:

• complex sourcing transactions,
• IP protection management,
• data and cyber,
• adopting new technologies and digital disruption (such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things (IOT), big data and predictive analysis, augmented and virtual reality technologies, cloud, etc.),
• tech litigation,
• regulatory compliance,
• tech aspects of M&A,
• corporate and financing transactions.

Technology law experience

Our technology sector lawyers have a longstanding track record of being known for advising on large scale, critical, complex sourcing transactions, many of which are focused on IT / BPO related sourcing arrangements. We have significant experience on the design, build and implementation phases of sourcing transactions and know how best to protect the commercial interests of our technology clients.

Our expertise

We’ve built up considerable expertise in advising and guiding our technology clients through their digital disruption challenges. This can include:

• purchasing or licensing technologies that automate parts of the business or allow people to work from anywhere,
• reshaping their workforces as businesses move away from the office,
• selling parts of their businesses,
• helping them raise finance,
• assisting with the use of new payment methods including digital currency,
• assisting them to move away from bricks and mortar stores into e-commerce, or
• ensuring their new business models and processes are compliant with data and other regulations.

We focus on supporting our technology sector clients achieve their sustainability, inclusion and diversity commitments and advise clients on how to deal with today’s societal issues in how they contract for services, data and other assets.

Cross-sector experience

We provide technology law advice and services to corporate clients in retail, consumer and logistics; energy and infrastructure; manufacturing and industrials; real estate and construction; and the technology sector.

We also advise financial services and insurance clients, particularly in relation to their FinTech and InsurTech arrangements such as assisting them to set up marketplaces, trading platforms, portals and hubs and to digital transform or make arrangements due to being digitally disrupted.

We also work closely with central and local government departments in particular in relation to the procurement of their complex and critical IT arrangements and systems. We’re also a trusted adviser to the NHS and other health departments such as DHSC, ARP, MHRA, etc.