Kevin Calder > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile
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Kevin Calder
Work Department
Technology.
Position
IT outsourcing and intellectual property lawyer, working on a number of large scale ICT projects for the public sector, for central government, local government, universities and the NHS, including a number of major outsourcing contracts. Clients include the Department of Health and Social Care. Kevin advises on various private sector IT projects, including installation of data centres in the financial services sector and international hardware framework agreements. He advises technology companies on protecting and exploiting their intellectual property, software licensing and international reseller arrangements, and advises public sector clients on compliance with public procurement rules.
Career
Trainee solicitor Mills & Reeve 1997-99; solicitor 1999-2004; associate 2004-06; partner 2006. Launched www.procurementportal.com.
Memberships
Member of Society for Computers and Law and TechUK.
Education
St Aidan’s, Harrogate; University of Warwick (1996 LLB); Leeds Metropolitan University (1997 Diploma in Legal Practice).
Leisure
Pub quizzes and gadgets.
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Hall of Fame)East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
Mills & Reeve LLP has a large corporate M&A practice that handles high-value regional work as well as a growing roster of national and international matters. Its work includes major IPOs of companies based in East Anglia and London, as well as cross-border M&A deals, private equity transactions and VC financings. Head of corporate Tom Pickthorn and head of commercial Kevin Calder are the lead partners. Pickthorn acted for The Lee Company, Inc. in the multimillion-pound acquisition of micropump technology company TTP Ventus. Education and investment fund partner Claire Clarke, mid-market specialist Jonathan Greenwood, and private equity partner Anthony McGurk are among the many standout partners. Senior associate Charlotte Bull is also recommended.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Mills & Reeve LLP is turned to by a range of clients for its capabilities in a host of fintech matters, including the establishment of exchanges, regulatory guidelines, contractual arrangements, and seed investment rounds. The team is jointly headed up by Jagvinder Singh Kang, a seasoned transactional adviser, and Kevin Calder, noted for his commercial and IT acumen. Other key names to note include Alison Ross-Eckford, who joined the firm from Pinsent Masons LLP in 2022.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
The IT team at Mills & Reeve LLP advises on cutting-edge matters concerning, blockchain, crypto-exchanges, digital wallets and IoT, with additional expertise in cloud computing and neural network technology. The practice is led by Jagvinder Singh Kang, who has a wealth of experience in technology, data protection and cybersecurity, while Alison Ross-Eckford specialises in IT sourcing, transformation, renegotiation projects and financial services work. Kevin Calder advises government departments on large-scale IT projects, while data protection expert Peter Wainman focuses on matters relating to health technology.
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Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Cambridge East Anglia > Corporate and commercial
- Hall of Fame East Anglia > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
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- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Norwich
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Real estate > Commercial property: Norwich
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector