Investment funds

Consumer lending business - product structuring and licensing arrangements

Advising on the establishment of a new technology business set up to provide an end-to-end credit management solution and managed services to third party lenders. This involved drafting EBA compliant customer templates, advising on intra-group services, data protection and IP arrangements, and negotiating material subcontracts.

Financial services company - EBA compliance

Advising a financial services company on compliance with the EBA outsourcing guidelines, and re-negotiating contracts for critical outsourced arrangements.

Payment platform provider - strategic contract negotiations

Supporting a NASDAQ listed payments platform negotiate high value customer/partner agreements, including advising on compliance with the EBA outsourcing guidelines from a supplier perspective.

Highstreet retailer - merchant and payment services 

Advising a major British multinational retailer on its merchant acquiring agreement.

Commercial, outsourcing and technology

FTSE 100 technology company

Advising a UK listed global technology company on a transformation project to provide its core on-premises software solutions as cloud-based services. This included auditing underlying licence arrangements and drafting the framework of standard legal terms for its cloud delivery model.

Consumer lending business

Advising one of the UK’s largest providers of consumer credit on the establishment of a new technology business set up to provide an end-to-end credit management solution and managed services to third party lenders. This involved drafting EBA compliant customer terms, advising on intra-group services, data protection and IP arrangements, and negotiating material subcontracts.

AI and machine learning scaleup 

Advising a European scaleup on several strategic and business critical colocation data centre agreements. This included drafting and negotiating the contractual framework, advising on the mitigation of key risks, and providing market insight on security requirements, service standards and service levels.

UK mobile network operator 

Leading negotiations on behalf of one of the UKs largest mobile network operators on a high value strategic MVNO agreement and underlying subcontracting arrangements, including briefing C-suite executives on escalated risks and mitigation measures.

Big Six energy company

Negotiating a strategic partnership agreement between a Big Six energy company and a global car manufacturer for the installation of electric vehicle charging points at consumer properties.

AI driven voice analytics solution provider

Advising on the deployment and licensing of an innovative AI driven voice analytics solution, including in relation to the protection of IP, data protection compliance and the overall contracting model.

American multinational mass media conglomerate 

Advising on various tech procurements and business process outsourcings, including drafting and leading negotiations on its global contact centre outsourcing framework agreement and local affiliate agreements. 

Big Four accountancy firm

Advising on various system implementation projects and BPO and IT outsourcing arrangements, including on its provision of outsourced KYC/CDD remediation services to a UK banking group.

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Data protection and information

American multinational technology corporation

Advising one of the world’s largest technology companies on the privacy and other regulatory considerations in relation to the development, deployment and licensing of facial recognition technology.

Listed technology company

Providing strategic advice to a listed tech company on managing the fall-out of multiple cyber-attacks and personal data breaches. This included advising senior stakeholders on the identification and containment of the incidents, engaging with forensic IT specialists, preparing internal and external comms, and drafting ICO notifications.

Fraud prevention and identity verification technology company

Advising this US based global tech company on the extra-territorial application of the GDPR, undertaking an in-depth analysis of its data flows and international transfers, and drafting its standard privacy terms and internal policy documentation.

FTSE 100 industrial technology company

Advising a UK listed global technology consulting company on its data protection compliance programme, including on its appointment of a group DPO, international data transfers and drafting policies, templates and standard terms.

Global accounting firms

Advising a number of leading global accountancy firms (including from the Big Four) on GDPR compliance, including drafting standard data protection terms and templates, and advising on intra-group data transfers. 

Rail and road

Northern Rail

Advised on an IT procurement agreement.

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Technology

One of the UK's largest providers of consumer credit

Advising one of the UK’s largest providers of consumer credit on the establishment of a new technology business set up to provide an end-to-end credit management solution and managed services to third party lenders. This involved drafting EBA compliant customer terms, advising on intra-group services, data protection and IP arrangements, and negotiating material subcontracts.

European scaleup

Advising a European scaleup on several strategic and business critical colocation data centre agreements. This included drafting and negotiating the contractual framework, advising on the mitigation of key risks, and providing market insight on security requirements, service standards and service levels.

Global technology company

Advising a global technology company on its transformation project to provide its core on-premises software solutions as cloud-based services. This included auditing underlying licence arrangements and drafting the framework of standard legal terms for its cloud delivery model.

Global technology company - AI and disruptive tech

Advising one of the world’s largest technology companies on the privacy and other regulatory considerations in relation to the development, deployment and licensing of facial recognition technology.

Listed technology company - SaaS 

Advising a UK listed global technology company on its transformation project to provide its core on-premises software solutions as cloud-based services. This included auditing underlying licence arrangements and drafting the framework of standard legal terms for its cloud delivery model.

AI and machine learning scaleup – colocation data centres 

Advising a European scaleup on several strategic and business critical colocation data centre agreements. This included drafting and negotiating the contractual framework, advising on the mitigation of key risks, and providing market insight on security requirements, service standards and service levels.

AI start-up - open source software compliance

Advising one of the UK’s leading developers of AI software for defence and security on its use of open source materials, and providing tailored guidance and training on open source compliance.

Social networking conglomerate – tech procurements

Advising the European region of one the world’s largest social media networks on various technology and telecoms procurements.

UK tech company - cyber security

Providing strategic advice to a listed tech company on managing the fall-out of multiple cyber-attacks and data breaches. This included advising senior stakeholders on the identification and containment of the incidents, engaging with forensic IT specialists, preparing internal and external comms, and drafting ICO notifications.

Professional services

Big Four - system implementations and outsourcings

Advising on various system implementation projects and BPO and IT outsourcing arrangements, including on its provision of outsourced KYC/CDD remediation services to a UK banking group.

Professional services provider - IT procurement

Advising a top tier accountancy and business advisory firm on various IT procurements, client facing outsourcing agreements, and on data protection compliance.

Leading audit and advisory firm – AI solution licensing model

Advising on the deployment and licensing of an innovative AI driven voice analytics solution, including in relation to the protection of IP, data protection compliance and the overall contracting model.