Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border) | Global

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.

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’ 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 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.

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.

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.