Shazanna Safdar-Karim > Codified Legal > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Codified Legal Offices
7 STRATFORD PLACE
LONDON
W1C 1AY
England
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Shazanna Safdar-Karim
Position
Shazanna is an experienced IP and general commercial lawyer. She has advised on a broad range of issues including outsourcing, procurement, M&A, intellectual property, data protection as well as general commercial contracts across multiple sectors retail, financial services, software and health. Having worked extensively in-house, she adopts a legally sound commercial approach.
Career
Shazanna trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Intellectual Property 2003-2005) undertaking in-house secondments to Morgan Stanley and IBM; Head of Legal (Global) FTSE Group (2006-2012); Head of Legal (Global) IRIS Software (2013-2014); Senior Associate (Technology Law Alliance) (2014 – present)
Memberships
Law Society
Education
University of Cambridge Law with European Studies (BA, MA) (1997-2001); Universiteit Utrecht (1999-2000); BPP Law School (2002-2003)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Specialist firm Codified Legal focuses on IT projects and outsourcing contracts for major service providers, such as Hitachi Vantara and Spirent Communications, to name a couple. The practice advises its roster of clients on e-commerce, data protection, IP and related HR matters. Jeremy Newton, who deals with commercial contracts and data protection issues, jointly leads the team alongside Gavin Wakefield, who advises on outsourcing-related projects. Shazanna Safdar-Karim has extensive IP experience and is another key contact in the group.