Technology & Digital Market businesses are harnessing technology to enhance experiences and drive efficiency. This creative determination is improving the way we live. In an increasingly connected world we are inspired by our clients’ ambition to succeed.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Starship Technologies Group
Advised Starship Technologies Group on road traffic laws, data protection laws and the telecommunication regulatory and liability aspects surrounding the operation of autonomous last mile delivery robots to deliver parcels on public roads and pedestrian ways in Europe and Asia.
Advised a technology business on data protection issues linked to the use of Amazon Echo devices (Alexa) for real estate agent and financing services.
Supporting a global technology business with a managed legal service to manage its processes to amicably resolve consumer data protection challenges.
Advised a German joint venture, consisting of a major German insurance group and a well-known telecommunications company, on the implementation of FTTH (Fiber to the Home) connections in rural areas, focusing on distribution antitrust issues related to the distribution of their products in Germany, including complex questions regarding the individual exemption of contract clauses.
Advised Arkance Systems Netherlands B.V., a Dutch software provider, on potential copyright infringement and unfair competition issues concerning icons used in their InfraCAD software, including guidance on software-related intellectual property infringement and slaafse nabootsing under Dutch law.
Acted for TGG Limited, digital marketing agency on the acquisition of its new headquarters at Foundation, Altrincham, advising on the negotiation and completion of a 13,811 sq ft office lease with Bruntwood. The transaction facilitated TGG's relocation to a flagship town-centre workspace to support its continued growth and expansion
Advised Artis Works Ltd, a financial technology provider, on all aspects of software and data licensing.
Advised Delphi Vision Limited a maritime data analytics provider on market data concerning shipping, including the provision of accurate and independent ship valuations and related data sets.
Advising on the development of a digital transfer agency proposition for tokenised funds, across the EU and US including in relation to the regulatory perimeter, operating model, custody and settlement arrangements, and the application of financial services regulation to the issuance, transfer and administration of tokenised fund interests.
Advised a leading European cryptoasset platform on the legal and regulatory implications of launching and operating a decentralised finance wallet offering in the UAE and wider Middle East region. The advice covered custody and non-custody considerations, virtual asset regulatory perimeter analysis, consumer protection requirements and cross-border distribution issues.
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Global Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry
EmailDavid is our Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry and leads our global offering to clients in these sectors. He is recognised as a market leader in technology and privacy litigation, having acted in some of the most complex and groundbreaking litigation in the tech space.
Partner
EmailJames advises on technology, outsourcing and other strategic commercial transactions, including digital transformation programs, as-a-service transactions, technology-led carve-in and outs, ITO and BPO outsourcing transactions. He also advises on the acquisition, development, transfer and licensing of IP, data and content.
Partner
EmailPaloma is in charge of TMT and cybersecurity practice in Madrid. Her practice focuses on advising Spanish and foreign companies on local and international commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, outsourcing, e-commerce, and information society services issues.
Partner
EmailAndreas specialises in technology and e-commerce, data protection, sourcing and commercial contracts, with a focus on transactional and advisory work. He partners with clients to meet their legal needs and to enable and support them to achieve their commercial objectives.
Partner, Head of Client Relationships, Professional and Public Services
EmailSimon leads large scale transactions in the technology and telecoms sectors.
Partner, Head of Employment & Incentives, UK
EmailHelen is listed as an “Eminent Practitioner” in Chambers UK Legal Guide and is known for advising on complex and sensitive employment issues to clients in the public and private sector. A significant part of her practice is conducting complex and high-profile investigations and managing disputes
Legal Director
EmailLaura provides litigation services, covering all aspects of dispute resolution, to clients in a range of sectors with a particular focus on financial services and contentious IT matters.
Partner
EmailStuart advises on cyber readiness, breach response, and litigation arising out of data breaches. Stuart also advises both suppliers and customers of distressed technology projects. He is experienced in litigation, arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
David Barker
Global Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry
