Paul Graham > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
Paul Graham

Work Department
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Position
Partner, Head of Fieldfisher’s Telecoms Practice
Career
Paul is the Head of Fieldfisher’s Telecoms Practice and has over 25 years’ experience of advising on strategic TMT transactions, including 5G roll-out, subsea cable deals, network sharing deals, WiFi roll-outs, dark fibre and sub-duct roll-outs, 4G/5G small cell deployments, wholesale/MVNO arrangements, and a range of telecoms regulatory issues.
He is particularly interested in Open Ran issues and Network Security.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Leading partners: IT)Lauded for its ‘outstanding industry knowledge and commerciality’, Fieldfisher’s key strengths lie in artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, subsea cable projects, and telecoms network security. Simon Briskman is knowledgeable of media and broadcast technology, digital transformation, as well as outsourcing, and co-leads the team with Hazel Grant. James Walsh is well-versed in data center projects, IT and business process outsourcing, as well as network infrastructure projects. Paul Graham is skilled in data privacy as well as 5G roll-out, while Paul Barton is proficient in public sector outsourcing projects. John Brunning is highlighted for his strength in digital and technology regulation, while Chris Eastham structures and negotiates commercial contracts. Michael Butterworth is well-regarded in the financial services sector, and Jordan Cliffe has expertise in payment systems. Robert Shooter is another key team member.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners: IT London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- IT and telecoms London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport