Tech sector

Our global technology sector lawyers have extensive experience advising on all aspects of technology agreements, acquisitions and licensing and on the development, integration and implementation of new technologies, as well as on disputes arising from these innovative transactions.

“Clients highlight the firm's 'good breadth and expertise, particularly in the IT and outsourcing space.'” Chambers Global, 2021

We help starts-ups and multinationals in areas including cloud-based technology, hardware and infrastructure, systems integration, data analytics, software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things and financial services technology, such as blockchain.

Our experience covers technology mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, commercialization, including software distribution agreements and R&D collaborations, complex multi-jurisdictional technology litigation and arbitration and all aspects of the acquisition, exploitation, and enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to the use of technology. We also advise on complex data licensing and ownership arrangements, including the intellectual property, data protection, contractual and regulatory aspects of data transactions.

We advise both technology companies and businesses implementing technology solutions, as well as investors in the technology sector, so we have a 360-degree view of the legal and commercial issues arising from major technology projects.

Our areas of work include

Antitrust and competition
Application of software, including ASP, cloud and SaaS delivery models and open source
Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Digital technologies, Internet services and eCommerce
Intellectual property, including acquisition, protection and enforcement, licensing and technology transfer
Investments, including private equity, venture capital and equity capital market fundraising
Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
Procurement, including integration and implementation
Regulation and investigations
Software development, licensing and distribution
Technology development and commercialization
Technology litigation and arbitration