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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Information Technology

UK Guide 2026 : The South


Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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About

Provided by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Our understanding of IT and telecommunications contracts goes significantly beyond the drafting and negotiation of legal terms and conditions. We offer many years of experience 'under the bonnet' of project negotiations and strategy, enabling us to act astutely and effectively. Our early warnings and preventative action on complex issues regularly preserve goodwill between parties and provide project momentum.

Our team supplies more than just the expertise, track record and value for money that you expect. We combine these with innovation and a determination that allow us to focus on both the business needs and legal needs of the client.

We seek to maximise the value of clients' project spend, with advice and risk analysis that assists, rather than obstructs, commercial objectives. Crucially, we appreciate that successful support often requires an understanding of project personalities, strategic objectives and timescales, every bit as much as the legal imperatives.

Our lawyers have considerable experience of working in-house and on secondment which gives us 'insider knowledge' on the issues our clients are facing. We advise both suppliers and customers in the public and private sector, from high-growth start-ups to major international companies, on the full range of issues relating to IT and telecommunications projects.

Chambers Review

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Information Technology - The South

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Penningtons Manches Cooper has a strong team well versed in both contentious and non-contentious IT work, standing out in particular for complex and high-value transactions. It acts for an impressive range of national and international clients, and contacts with US companies are facilitated by the firm's San Francisco office. It is noted for expertise in hi-tech manufacturing agreements.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Penningtons Manches Cooper advised Mayfair We Care on matters including platform agreements with its insurance partners and a strategic collaboration for the provision of pre-paid digital cards for booking physiotherapy and other medical procedures.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team at Penningtons Manches Cooper have a hands-on approach and a huge pool of experience combined with good project management.

    Information Technology respondentUK
  • Penningtons is very responsive, efficient, and takes care to explain the issues well so that I can, in turn, explain them to others.

    Information Technology respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Joanne Vengadesan
    Band 1Joanne Vengadesan

    Joanne Vengadesan

    Joanne Vengadesan advises tech companies and corporate customers on development and licence agreements of all kinds, often concerning products at the very frontiers of computer science and machine learning.
    • Joanne has a great ability to translate complex legal issues into understandable language.

      Information Technology respondentUK
    • We are really happy with Joanne, we find her advice practical and actionable which is key for us.

      Information Technology respondentUK
  • Band 3Oliver Kidd
    Band 3Oliver Kidd

    Oliver Kidd

    Oliver Kidd's primary focus is assisting tech companies with data protection and cybersecurity, compliance issues and drafting technology agreements.

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The South

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