Technology has fundamentally and permanently impacted our business, professional and personal lives and behaviours. Technology innovation still continues apace, disrupting traditional business and communication models as well as delivering significant efficiencies and new opportunities.
We advise on the latest technologies and their real-world market application. We advise technology businesses as they innovate, grow and defend their position. We support non-technology businesses looking to benefit from this technology evolution.
Our clients cover the full spectrum; we work with entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups as well as the public sector and significant domestic and international businesses.
Whatever sector or technology focus is relevant, our award winning multi-disciplinary team of technology lawyers are adept at providing pragmatic advice that achieves our clients’ business objectives.
We have particular expertise in advising in the context of highly regulated sectors such as financial services, transport, energy and telecoms.
Areas of focus:
Our multi-disciplinary technology lawyers bring the full range of legal and regulatory experience needed to support clients’ through issues that can arise and to seize opportunities.
Our experience covers both technology transactions and advisory services, and so our team combines technology lawyers who:
- are seasoned commercial advisers, supporting clients on the development, commercialisation and use of technology
- bring practical and in-depth experience on the creation, development, protection and use of intellectual property from brand protection to technology licensing and exploitation
- advise on growth funding, joint ventures and M&A
- are experts in data protection and cybersecurity, advising at the nexus of privacy, security and utilisation
- have experience in implementing technology solutions including in regulated industries
We are recognised for bringing significant market insight into our client work. Our technology lawyers – through work with existing clients or having worked directly in senior roles in the relevant market segments – have developed significant cross-sector expertise, that includes:
- fintech and financial services
- transport tech and intelligent mobility
- outsourcing
- healthtech
- cleantech
- public sector technology
- telecoms
- space and satellites
- technology transactions
We advise in relation to the full range of existing and emerging technologies and technology solutions, including:
- artificial intelligence
- cybersecurity
- virtualisation and digital content
- developments in data management, including big data and machine learning
- cloud computing
- robotics
- blockchain and smart contracts
- developments in telecoms, such as 5G fibre roll outs, network sharing and spectrum
Through advising on these areas, and more, we help clients deliver innovative and flexible business models which are revolutionising the way technology is delivered and consumed.