Luke Stubbs > Shoosmiths LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Shoosmiths LLP
THE XYZ BUILDING
2 HARDMAN BOULEVARD, SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3AZ
England

Work Department

Commercial, Partner

Position

Luke is a Partner in our Commercial team. He specialises in commercial, contracting, IT, and technology matters (including strategic outsourcing, procurement, and supply deals).

He has wide experience acting for clients in the industrial and manufacturing, retail and consumer, and technology sectors. This includes time in-house as part of the legal teams of Sainsbury’s, Astra Zeneca, the Co-operative Group and Bupa.

Luke also has specialist experience in the Financial Services, FinTech and Payments sectors. This includes advising on contracts and arrangements which are subject to regulatory controls – such as material outsourcings and use of cloud

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester

The corporate team at Shoosmiths LLP regularly acts for large international companies, with significant experience in public company matters and cross-border acquisitions in the insurance sector. Co-heads Richard Millington and Elia Montorio focus on reorganisations, private equity and venture capital work. Fellow co-head Luke Stubbs leads the commercial offering with expertise in payment services and fintech. Andrew Millar provides corporate support across the retail, technology, media and sports sectors. Suzanne Taylor advises clients on financial services issues ranging from regulatory compliance and consumer credit issues to contractual arrangements.

North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

(Leading individuals)

Luke StubbsShoosmiths LLP

Shoosmiths LLP has been significantly expanding its capabilities in the fintech and e-commerce space under Luke Stubbs, who specialises in these areas, taking on a number of new clients as well as providing fintech related services to existing clients of its corporate and commercial practices. He leads the team jointly with IP and sports specialist Richard Millington. The firm also handles IT outsourcing agreements and systems integration projects.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech

Praised for operating at the ‘cutting edge of service provision’ in the fintech space, Shoosmiths LLP offering spans expertise in payments, financial services regulatory work, and blockchain disputes. Technology specialist Prakash Kerai – who co-heads the practice – is well regarded for his work with new entrants to the fintech space. Fellow co-head Luke Stubbs frequently advises on payment services and the procurement of embedded finance solutions, while Sam Tyfield is praised for his ‘excellent domain knowledge‘. Thomas Morrison and Matt Green are further key contacts at the firm.