Information Technology
UK Guide 2025 : Midlands
Band 3
About
Provided by Shakespeare Martineau
We have in-depth experience advising on matters across many industries including FTSE 250 companies, start-ups, financial services institutions, professional services, educational institutions, creative industries, household retail names, healthcare, manufacturing and sport.
Our experience covers both digital and non–digital arenas, from patents covering the industrial application of new ideas, bringing new technologies to market, data that is rapidly becoming the world’s most valuable resource, data security, the creative industries, the ever-present nature of the internet in business, media and advertising and the world of celebrity and sports sponsorship and endorsement.
Chambers Review
Shakespeare Martineau advises clients across the Midlands, nationally and internationally on complex IT-related matters, both contentious and non-contentious. The firm is renowned for its sector specialism in universities and TMT.
Work Highlights
- Shakespeare Martineau advised Medishout on a licence agreement with Olympus, a medical equipment manufacturer.
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Hartshorn heads the West Midlands technology and information law team at Shakespeare Martineau. He helps businesses deliver complex IT and telecoms-related projects, acting for both customers and suppliers. He often advises on data protection matters.
"A strong technology lawyer with good outsourcing experience."
Edward Wright heads Shakespeare Martineau's East Midlands technology and information law team. He is widely experienced across a range of IT legal matters, including non-contentious commercial, e-commerce, data protection and procurement matters.
"He is tremendously helpful and accessible, and he always finds the resources needed."