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Shoosmiths LLP
103 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3AG
England
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Simon McArdle

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Work Department

Commercial, Partner

Position

Simon is a Partner in the commercial team who specialises in a range of commercial contracts including large scale outsourcing arrangements, I.T. contracts, sponsorship and image rights arrangements and manufacturing and distribution agreements.

Simon regularly advises clients in a range of sectors including the retail, logistics, food, IT, health and automotive sectors.

Recent Work includes:

  • advising Macmillan Publishing Limited, the global trade publishing company, on the procurement of over 25 major FM contracts (from tender to final contract) for all outsourced services including IT infrastructure, soft services and hardware procurement in relation to its multi-million pound move into new London and Oxford premises;
  • advising Cambridge University Press in relation to its multi-million pound ERP Transformation Project with one of the world’s largest provider of accounts software;
  • advising Iron Mountain Inc, the global records company, in relation to a number of key supply contracts;
  • advising Aramark Corporation, the Fortune 500 global professional services company, on all its UK outsourcing and commercial matters including deals with the MoD, Healthcare Trusts and LEPs;
  • advising The Law Society in relation to the development of a bespoke risk and compliance software product for the legal profession;
  • advising Northamptonshire County Council in relation to its ground breaking shared services IT deal with Cambridgeshire County Council and Fujitsu;
  • advising a global IT consultant and security provider in relation to overhauling its suite of client and suplier contracts.

Simon has extensive experience of working closely with in house legal teams, having spent time on secondment with ARAMARK the Fortune 500 global professional services company, Informa the FTSE 100 publishing giant, Iron Mountain the global records company, and Cambridge University Press.

Simon spent the early part of his legal career specialising in Commercial Litigation and as such has extensive experience of commercial disputes including contractual arrangements that have been subject to inter-party and judicial scrutiny.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts

Shoosmiths LLP has engaged with a body of commercial work over the past twelve months, capitalising on its strong automotive reputation to act on issues such as logistics, warehousing services and cross-border framework, supply, licence agreements. In addition to this, the group highlights its wide reach with notable sponsorship and media arrangements in the sports industry, power purchase agreements for household UK retail clients, as well as warehouse and distribution operations in the food and beverage sector. Robin Webb is a standout name for his close work with an extensive list of automotive manufacturing giants, while Michelle Craven-Faulkner is praised by the market for her ‘good knowledge’ of industries and ‘trustful cooperation’. Simon McArdle is a key figure for his proficiencies in critical logistics outsourcings, as well as AI. Fiona Teague is recommended for her ‘excellent advice’.

West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham

Jointly helmed by VC specialist Alistair Hammerton and experienced commercial contracts lawyer Simon McArdle, Shoosmiths LLP’s Birmingham team draws high praise from clients for its ‘strong commercial acumen’ – especially in the manufacturing, recruitment, tech, infrastructure, retail and data sectors. The team is especially noteworthy for the strength of its venture capital practice, anchored by the efforts of VC team head Alastair Peet. National corporate chair Ben Turner – who splits his time between the firm’s London and Birmingham offices – works with various household names on M&A and PE-driven work, often with a cross-border element. Helen Burnell focuses especially on VC and infrastructure sector matters, advising on a slew of investment transactions.

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