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Provided by Alexander Brown
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Alex is the head of the firm's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector and a specialist in technology transactions as well as data compliance and commercialisation.
He is a partner in our Digital Business Group in London. He’s an expert in advising users and suppliers of technology products and services. He is also a leading expert on data protection and privacy and he guided a large number of clients through their GDPR implementation projects.
His experience on technology and outsourcing transactions includes handling large scale, complex outsourcings, software development, licensing and maintenance, telecoms equipment and services contracts and contracts for cloud services.
Alexander is adept at making the complex simple and finding practical solutions to legal rules and problems.
Since joining Simmons & Simmons in 1997, Alexander has been on secondments to clients such as Virgin Media and O2. He became a partner in 2007 and was appointed as TMT Sector Head in 2015.
Alexander is a member of the firm's Accelerate Digital group, focused on guiding clients through digital transformation.
Alex Brown’s legal expertise and guidance has been invaluable to the creation and design of the product CtrlTransfer.
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Alexander Brown has significant knowledge of data protection and cybersecurity issues in the telecoms sphere, as well as contractual and outsourcing matters. His clients include network providers and telecoms hardware companies.
Alexander Brown is the head of the firm's technology, media and telecommunications team. He is well regarded for his experience in technology and outsourcing transactions.
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"We really appreciated Alex's excellent advice and support. His advice on telecommunications-related topics is consistently excellent."
"There is nothing Alexander Brown cannot handle. If something comes up, he will fix it."
"Alexander is a great technical lawyer."
"Alexander is an impressive practitioner."
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"We really appreciated Alex's excellent advice and support. His advice on telecommunications-related topics is consistently excellent."
"There is nothing Alexander Brown cannot handle. If something comes up, he will fix it."
"Alexander is a great technical lawyer."
"Alexander is an impressive practitioner."
"He is a great lawyer."