Nigel Gardner > Freeths LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Freeths LLP Offices
3RD FLOOR, THE COLMORE BUILDING
20 COLMORE CIRCUS, QUEENSWAY
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AT
England
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Nigel Gardner
Work Department
Commercial.
Nigel specialises in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. He has over 15 years experience advising domestic and international businesses on supply and purchase agreements, collaborations and joint ventures, exploitation and protection of technology. He also acts for a variety of hotel owners and operators on their regulatory and contractual matters.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Freeths LLP‘s practice routinely advises various clients on outsourcing projects and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) contracts, as well as assisting with GDPR-related issues. Mark Neale leads the practice, with extensive experience in assisting suppliers and customers with IT and data matters, alongside considerable expertise in working on large transactions. Nigel Gardner often aids clients with the application of automation and other IT solutions, while associate Shireen Eliyas‘s broad experience includes the drafting and negotiation of IT contracts.
West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
Drawing strong praise from clients for its, ‘technical capability and commerciality’, the team at Freeths LLP works with a number of public and private sector entities on various mid-market matters – particularly in the tech, retail, manufacturing, engineering, and chemicals sectors. The corporate team is headed up by the ‘incredible’ Lee Clifford, who also chairs the firm’s national private equity group, while Mark Neale – who also runs the national IT and data team – heads up the commercial practice. Other commercial partners to note include Nigel Gardner, whose broad focus encompasses logistics, manufacturing, and hospitality; Zoë Robertson, a contracts specialist whose recent engagements have seen her working for both local authorities and national retailers; and Kirstin Roberts, who specialises in waste and renewables sector work. Other key figures include Olivia Johnson, experienced in mid-market corporate deals, and Mohammed Abbas, who is central to the firm’s PE offering. Shireen Eliyas is also recommended for commercial matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Birmingham West Midlands > Corporate and commercial
- IT and telecoms West Midlands > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
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Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham