Simon Gamlin

Simon is the Practice Group Head in our Commercial Advisory team in London, where he also leads the Technology Group.

Eversheds Sutherland has one of the largest groups of IT and sourcing lawyers globally.

Simon has experience in a wide range of technology deals, including system development transactions, ERP projects, system integrator matters, complex software licensing arrangements, e-commerce projects and has advised on the full range of hosting, cloud, and software as a service type models. In terms of his outsourcing practice, Simon has again advised extensively on matters in the IT arena (including application development, maintenance and infrastructure outsourcings) but has also worked across many other areas such as HR, BPO, customer management/call center projects and KPO/analytics type deals. He has a particular specialism in working on these types of outsourcings in the financial services sector, where he advises on transfer agency, fund administration and other similar "middle-office" outsourcings.

Simon spends a considerable amount of time advising on transactions in the data center sector, alongside a global team dedicated to this sector.

Chambers states that Simon receives high praise from clients: "Simon Gamlin is very pleasant, always contactable and very engaging. He provides a rare and sought-after mix of commercial, pragmatic advice with creative solutions."