Dan Holland > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

A commercial lawyer with a focus on outsourcing, manufacturing and supply chain issues. Dan has 20 years’ experience in advising on a wide variety of commercial relationships, from day-to-day trading activities to one-off projects and strategic alliances.

Dan’s practice is broadly split between services and supply chain issues, including procurement and supply at all stages of production, and outsourcing of both IT and BPO services. His practice is particularly focussed on the life sciences, manufacturing, transport and financial services sectors.

His recent outsourcing experience includes the provision of hosted software and managed services to provide core banking function in a regulated environment to banks in the UK, as well as provision of other payment technology. On the BPO side, he has advised on the provision of crew, catering and lounge services on Eurostar trains.

In life sciences, Dan regularly advises on the manufacturing and distribution of both API and finished products in the UK and Europe. He has particular knowledge of centralised procurement structures, consignment manufacturing arrangements and all routes to market for goods.

Dan’s practice covers clients in the UK as well as those based throughout Europe, the Middle East and the US. He worked in Paris for a number of years and speaks fluent French.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare

(Leading individuals)

Dan HollandStephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood houses an ‘excellent‘ team, which handles a variety of issues for clients concerning trade marks, biologics, and data protection. ‘Excellent‘ practice head Alexandra Pygall has broad expertise in advising clients on collaboration, licensing and partnering agreements, in addition to the IP elements of M&A. Dan Holland is particularly knowledgeable when it comes to manufacturing and supply agreements for vaccines, and has ‘extensive experience‘ in international outsourcing agreements.

London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts

(Leading individuals)

Dan Holland – Stephenson Harwood

An already well-established presence in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sphere, Stephenson Harwood is consolidating its position through wider sector activity, including sponsorship, publishing and service agreements for Qatar Museums, luxury hotel and Michelin-star partnership agreements, and guiding City Sightseeing Limited through its franchise agreements with foreign jurisdictions. The team is under the leadership of Dan Holland, who is the key contact to pharmaceutical clients such as Oxford Biomedica – whom he advised on its new three-year Master Services & Development Agreement with AstraZeneca –  as well as energy and transport companies. Hospitality and leisure businesses seek Naomi Leach‘s assistance on distribution and supply agreements, while Katie Hewson has been in demand by multinational corporates for cross-border service arrangements. Managing associate Chloe Haywood has built up a wealth of expertise and experience supporting a broad range of the practice’s pharmaceutical matters alongside associate Bobbie Bickerton, who is also noted for her data protection proficiency.