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Andrew Joint
Work Department
Commercial & Technology
Position
Lead Partner for Legal Advisory, Commercial & Technology Partner
Career
Andrew is an experienced technology and outsourcing lawyer who works within a variety of sectors. He has a particular and deep experience in Cloud, BPO, business transformational, RPA, AI, IOT and complex technology contracting and advising He is keen to balance a genuine passion for all things ‘tech’ with a belief that the commercial contract lawyer’s role is to articulate risk and facilitate deals.
He is used to working in and advising on financial services, professional services, healthcare, retail and public sector technology law issues/contracting.
Andrew is editor of the ‘Computer Contracts’ chapter of Sweet & Maxwell’s “Practical Commercial Precedents”, previously been an editor of the ‘Computer Contracts’ chapter of Sweet & Maxwell’s “IT Encyclopaedia of Information Technology Law” and is a contributory author to “Electronic Government: Law and Practice”.
Memberships
Andrew is “IT Law Accredited” by the Society for Computers and Law.
Former Chairman and a current committee member of the London Group of the Society for Computers and Law.
Member of techUK’s Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee
Education
Legal Practice Course: University of Exeter Law School (1998 – 1999)
Law Degree (LLB): University of Exeter (1994 – 1997)
A Levels and GCSEs: Truro School (1988 – 1994)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Leading individuals: IT)Deloitte Legal combines IT expertise with industry knowledge of emerging technologies, such as AI, robotics, quantum computing, behavioural advertising, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The firm is also experienced in issues relating to the metaverse, IoT and big data. Specialist technology lawyer Andrew Joint leads on matters pertaining to AI, automation and cloud technologies, and co-leads the team alongside data privacy and cyber security expert Cavan Fabris. Paul Hinton advises financial services companies on IT projects, while Paul O’Hare is well-versed in software distribution and reseller arrangements. Calum Murray covers contractual and regulatory aspects of digital services.
London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
Benefitting from a global reach of 85 territories and over 400,000 employees, Deloitte Legal acts on a range of multi-jurisdictional matters generated by a client list of numerous leading names. Equipped with regulatory and technological expertise – including blockchain, AI and platform-based business models – the team have been active on advertising, sponsorship and marketing partnerships, outsourcing and distribution arrangements, and customer agreements with logistics providers. Andrew Joint leads the team and focuses on the tech contracting and advisory work, whilst also spearheading Deloitte’s artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and cloud technologies work. Fellow co-head Calum Murray has a similar tech background, but is also singled out for his extensive activity in the retail and consumer sector, alongside a substantial range of media and entertainment mandates. Craig Conte also comes recommended, alongside Peggie Pauwels, who joined the group from a leading role at Visa in April 2022.
London > Industry focus > TMT
Deloitte Legal offers strong knowledge of tech law and handles TMT projects across the space. On the tech side, the team focuses on transformational areas such as big data, adtech, digital health, crypto, robotics and biometrics. Andrew Joint is well-versed in tech contracting and advisory matters and co-heads the team with Cavan Fabris who focuses on cybersecurity matters. Calum Murray covers the regulatory aspects of digital services. Paul Hinton regularly acts for financial services companies with support from Paul O’Hare. Andy Moseby left the firm in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: IT London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT London > Industry focus
- IT and telecoms London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Commercial contracts London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Employee share schemes
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Transport > Travel
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market