Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border) | Global

The law firm has consistently won praise for its capacity to quickly adapt to the pace of change within cutting-edge technology industries, and the London office continues to play a critical role in the firm's global sector group. Acting for global companies in software, IT and data analytics, the London team offers an array of strengths, handling cross-border issues related to IP, licensing, distribution and other commercial contracts worldwide. The firm's core litigation and transactional teams also frequently represent clients in the technology sector.

Bird & Bird has a highly reputable global brand for its work in developing and regulated industries, and its practice has an appealing global industry focus on technology and life sciences. The London team's broad range of strengths and expertise across IP, data protection, M&A, venture capital and other key areas makes it ideally placed to act for growing and established companies involved in the development, manufacture and distribution of new technology products, pharmaceuticals and bioscience products.

The London office offers impressive strength across IT projects, outsourcing, data protection and respected mid-market corporate and private equity teams enabling good coordination of cross-border work, which is bolstered by the strong regulatory expertise within the firm's offices in continental Europe, particularly for GDPR work. In line with the firm's all-round strengths, clients mention the firm's good knowledge of Eastern Europe as a key attribute, with the firm's work in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland noted.

Latham & Watkins is recognised as an excellent option for clients who require counsel on highly complex and multi-faceted cross-border matters. The law firm provides an impressive, well-integrated team across its global offices and is praised for consistently excelling across multiple practice areas and sectors, while delivering an internationally oriented approach and comprehensive global support. The law firm has an unsurpassed global strength, and its effective coordination across its international network is key to its appeal among high profile multinational corporations, banks and investment funds.

A premier magic circle law firm with a highly integrated network of international offices, A&O Shearman’s London team is frequently identified as a standout choice to coordinate cross-border work. Offering a well-developed, full-service platform which offers consistent quality across numerous practice areas and sectors, the London office fulfils a significant role as the firm’s central hub within its diverse global network.

The law firm's major strength in the technology sector is in fintech matters. It has developed significant expertise in its UK practice focusing on legal challenges associated with the movement of banks and financial services companies into new technology platforms, and leverages its global platform to the advantage of global financial institutions centred in London.

Dentons enjoys a formidable reputation for its international and cross-border capabilities through its unmatched global presence. The law firm’s vast network of offices covers more jurisdictions than any other competitor. The firm's UK offices, which incorporate teams in England and Scotland, play a significant role in international work, with London often acting as a focal point of the firm’s global operations, and its UK lawyers offer in-depth expertise in international work across a range of practice areas.

Within the firm's wide-ranging, full-service practice, the London team handles a large number of matters involving technology issues, typically serving consumers of technology on regulatory, contractual and transactional aspects of tech solutions and the establishment of IT platforms. The law firm has also received numerous positive reviews from private equity and venture capital funds investing in the sector. IP and data protection are other important areas in which the firm can offer expertise. The geographic footprint of the firm's work in this area is also far-reaching, with recent work on IT matters in Africa, China and jurisdictions in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s London office hosts an internationally oriented team that is recognised for coordinating seamlessly across the law firm’s integrated network of offices, with particular strength across Europe and Asia. It has developed a respectable full-service offering and enjoys a stellar reputation for handling multi-jurisdictional work across contentious issues and transactions, acting for an impressive international client base.

Within the broad range of expertise housed in the law firm's London office, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a reputable group of lawyers focused on issues related to IT, coupled with a solid track record of advising on data protection matters, outsourcing and IP. A key area of strength is in the fintech area, and the practice has assisted clients in the financial sector with legal issues related to secure payment technology and digitalisation projects within the banking system across a range of jurisdictions, including issues involving underdeveloped and high-risk banking zones.

Pinsent Masons boasts highly-capable teams throughout the UK which bring considerable skill to a myriad of transactional and contentious areas. The law firm’s sector-driven international expansion from London has seen it establish highly rated offices in jurisdictions including Spain, Germany, China and Singapore. Pinsent Masons’ UK offering frequently handles cross-border mandates arising from the technology and life sciences sectors.

The law firm's appeal in technology work is built around the strength of its IT and outsourcing practice in the UK, which has proved adept at handling cross-border issues as well as a consistent flow of domestic work. It has also worked with international web services companies on complex, global regulatory matters, including 'right to be forgotten' privacy law cases and GDPR. The firm's strong client base in the banking sector has also seen the team handling issues relating to the use of data and web services in the financial sector.

The team is a popular choice among global telecoms entities and multinational tech corporations. It is particularly adept at advising on large-scale telecommunications infrastructure projects, and has a strong reputation for its expertise in both anglophone and francophone African jurisdictions.

Hogan Lovells represents international clients across its full-service scope, providing an excellent cross-border service for a range of contentious, transactional and regulatory work. The London team remains a central contributor to the firm’s worldwide success, and it is particularly revered for its outstanding expertise in international dispute resolution. The team frequently coordinates cross-border work and has particularly close ties to the firm's European offices as well as forming an effective team with the firm's lawyers on other key jurisdictions throughout the USA, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

The London team plays a significant role within the firm's involvement in the technology space, one that is largely centred on financial technology, including corporate transactions related to fintech platforms and regulatory issues. The firm is also noted for working on cross-border IT integration projects.

Clifford Chance's London office is viewed as a powerful force in the UK market, with a leading reputation for carrying out international work across a full-service range of practice areas. The firm has significant appeal for handling cross-border work because of its impressive global network and remains a popular choice for leading sophisticated international mandates.

The firm is able to handle a range of matters as it relates to the technology sector, including complex transactions and disputes. The team is experienced in advising on IT restructuring projects, data protection issues and contractual matters, among other areas of focus. The firm maintains an impressive client base which includes leading technology companies and financial institutions.

The law firm's established presence in London is highly capable of leading cross-border work and it is frequently called upon by clients to coordinate cross-border advice across the EMEA region for technology-related businesses, particularly those at the intersection of tech innovation and the life sciences sector. Key strengths in data protection, regulatory compliance, IP and transactional capabilities in the venture capital space form an attractive package for clients involved in fast-moving technology sectors.

Reed Smith is highly regarded for its disputes practice, which regularly assists clients on complex cross-border cases. The team is adept at handling a range of contentious matters, including banking litigation and international arbitration. The law firm's practitioners work with clients from a plethora of industries and are experienced in advising on mandates arising from the technology and banking sectors.

The firm is noted for its highly-skilled team of lawyers who handles cross-border technology matters with ease. This includes high value transactions such as M&A. The team are also experienced in handling a plethora of regulatory, data protection and IP concerns, among other matters. Reed Smith works with a notable client base that includes leading software companies.

For the technology sector, Simmons & Simmons offers a solid scope of expertise with strong internationally-experienced teams in its London office across M&A, data protection, IT and outsourcing. The team has advised a mix of clients involved with technology services, including web platform and internet services companies, asset managers and investors with tech portfolios and banks, with the firm's strong reputation in financial services marrying together to create a well-reputed fintech group.