About

Provided by Shoosmiths LLP

Shoosmiths’ IT & technology team has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s premier practices. 


The team operates nationally and is one of the largest dedicated practices in the UK, offering both strength and depth of expertise to handle the most complex and cutting edge transactions on a domestic and international scale.


The team combines its wealth of sector expertise with business sense and pragmatism, with many of its lawyers having previously occupied positions within the tech industry and as in-house lawyers. As a result, our lawyers are not just legal experts, but IT & technology experts.


The team has capability to advise on all IT & technology related matters, but has particular expertise in respect of:

  • Large scale, transformational tech and IT projects, including outsourcing and solution integration
  • IT agreements of all nature
  • FinTech
  • Web3 & Metaverse


Chambers Review

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Information Technology - Yorkshire

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Shoosmiths has an established reputation for delivering high-quality technology, data privacy and procurement advice to major regional, national and international corporates and public sector bodies, as well as fast-growing technology businesses, on both customer and supply-side arrangements. The team has particular expertise in the retail, built environment, smart cities, financial services and automotive sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Shoosmiths advised Lincolnshire County Council on its operational IT services procurement.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alex Kirkhope
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Alex Kirkhope
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Band 1

Alex Kirkhope advises clients on high-value, business-critical IT projects, particularly in the retail, financial services, automotive and healthcare sectors.

Alex is calm under pressure and his advice is always accurate and commercial. He is a true leader in this area.

Alex is highly skilled and a strong communicator.

Alex clearly knows the space well.

Ranked Lawyers at
Shoosmiths LLP

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Information Technology

Alex Kirkhope
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Alex Kirkhope
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Members

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Christian Cockcroft

Jennifer Clarke

Joe Stephenson

Head of Department

Lauren Midgley

Clients

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Jaguar Land Rover

Lincolnshire County Council

Portakabin

Twenty7Tec Group

Volkswagen Group