‘The team at Blake Morgan works really well with us to get to the advice quickly and at a price we can afford. I like the way the staff works well at all levels.’

‘Simon Staples stands out in our relationship.’

‘Responsive, diverse, and wide expertise.’

‘Joanne Vengadesan is business-driven and pragmatic.’

‘Very good on IT-related contract wording review, displayed excellent knowledge of the pitfalls and weaknesses.’

‘Charles Maurice was an extremely good and patient guide through a complex negotiation.’

‘Sheilah Mackie is tenacious, technically knowledgeable, and thorough.’

‘At every opportunity, I have found the WBD team to be experienced, capable, proactive and a delight to work with. Their collaborative approach to looking after our needs, whilst managing difficult and complex opportunities, complimented with their strong technical knowledge, and understanding of mutual outcomes really does differentiate the practice.’

‘No matter the sector, in my experience it is always people that make the difference and Howard Duckworth and Alastair Mitton are simply a joy to work with. Their easy, approachable style is reassuring, as is their knowledge of the law, and ability to offer practical, outcome-based advice is somewhat unique.’

‘Howard Duckworth has taken the time to understand what is important to us and what we are trying to achieve in IT contracts.’

‘I have found the team quick to understand the issues relevant to us and to steer us away from difficulties.’

‘Alistair Mitton has provided excellent support. Andrew Kimble has been very supportive on some complex data issues and has been very helpful during a difficult year. Emma Luscombe is worthy of special mention for her excellent, knowledgeable and very practical support during a difficult year.’

‘Alastair Mitton provides efficient, effective, and high-quality legal advice in a commercially-focused way. He is solutions-driven and always finds the time to brainstorm tricky or complex matters in a highly logical and articulate way. I find that Howard Duckworth demonstrates similar qualities to Alastair and they are an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘The Birketts practice as a team has shown its uniqueness in its fairness of billing practices. They are very precise and thoughtful in preparation of their scoping letters and we are never surprised about the bills with respect to time spent working on our matters. This is also a result of periodic and unsolicited updates on time billed to date.’

‘Deliver a great mix of practical/commercial thought processes to achieve our desired outcomes.’

‘Both Elliot Fry and Pete Kenyon ensure they spend time defining what final state ‘success’ would look like – through deeply understanding our business and viewpoints of our customers.’

‘The team at Cripps Pemberton Greenish gives excellent advice on complex matters within tight deadlines. They are incredibly responsive and very often respond sooner than the deadlines we give. It is not – this is what the law is, do with it what you want. It is always targeted to our business and how our business should interpret the law.’

‘Elliot Fry and Kathryn Rogers are both excellent they work very well together or individually. The standard of work remains high and both are equally responsive.’

‘Very knowledgeable and diverse team. Easy to find the right expert to help and support the legal needs. From different shareholder agreements to employment law, SLAs to bespoke contract arrangements.’

‘Debbie Venn, she’s just exceptional! She’s able to distil and deliver complex convoluted framework agreements in a simple clear way that helps everyone involved to understand the key points easily and well detailed.’

‘Highly experienced people.’

‘I’ve found their commercial skills to be a real value added.’

‘Just great service; in terms of communication and delivery. Great turnaround as well in very challenging circumstances.’

‘Debbie Venn and Rebecca Leaves.’

‘Business acumen, in-depth technological understanding and pragmatism, that gives their client requirements the highest priority. Very good team work and collaboration.’

‘Understanding of our business and business needs is pretty exceptional.’

‘Strong, capable lawyers who are responsive, efficient, and diligent.’

‘Daniel Hedley – sharp as a tack and knowledgeable in his field. Good to work with. Chris Bridges – very capable and a rising star. Good, motivated team that works hard and is thorough and responsive.’

‘John Warchus is our point guy at MB and he is an exceptional adviser to our business. John blew it out of the water and showed supreme intelligence.’

‘It’s the combination of response times, the reduced fee retainer, the level of integrity, the consistency of service, and the ease of doing business. We have no problem with recommending MB to anyone, including Legal 500!’

‘They have overall diverse skills across the sectors so it’s like a one stop shop.’

‘John Warchus is involved in every piece of our technical legal requirements.’

‘John Warchus is a knowledgeable, amenable, and thoughtful lawyer. He was very pleasant to work across from and works in a collegiate and collaborative spirit.’

‘The team has a good feel for the commercial needs of a small technology business. They can balance the legal situation with the commercial reality. They are good at working to an agreed budget.’

‘The team continues to provide us with excellent legal advice on our IT/telecoms contracts.’

‘Efficient, competent, and professional legal advice on a range of topics.’

‘They are responsive and straightforward. Laura Trapnell has always been easy to deal with, quick to respond and has given good advice.’

‘Emily Sadler and Ryan Mitchell have been uniformly excellent. The business advice that Paris Smith has offered has been excellent as well.’

‘A small team, but with a good level of knowledge, and the ability to simplify complex matters and provide pragmatic advice. Very good experiences of working with this team to date.’

‘Julian Hamblin provides excellent detailed advice and has a wealth of knowledge in this field. Susie Sanusi is very capable and her style of advice is very well suited to our business stakeholders.’

‘In-depth knowledge of complex IT agreements.’

‘I have worked closely with Julian Hamblin and Susie Sanusi. They are a great team and provide excellent support, knowledge and availability as a team.’

‘They are both technically astute, assertive when needed in negotiations and pleasant to work with. They are open and friendly, which makes spending time with both of them much easier when tackling tough areas and protracted negotiations.’

‘Julian Hamblin has a wealth of experience and shares his knowledge in a way that encourages dialogue and an understanding of the greater context of the technical legal points. He is patient and takes time to make sure I as a client understand his rationale for his advice. Susie Sanusi is clearly excited about data protection and privacy, it is clear she actively keeps up to date with privacy matters and shares practical context for her advice. They are a commercially savvy and approachable team.’

‘They display strong client empathy and actively seek to understand the client and their aims.’

‘Julian Hamblin – availability and willingness to go the extra distance to resolve problems.’