James Whittaker > Addleshaw Goddard > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Addleshaw Goddard Offices
1 ST PETER'S SQUARE
MANCHESTER
M2 3DE
England
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James Whittaker
Work Department
Commercial department.
Position
Partner specialising in outsourcing, technology and sports/media work; in outsourcing he specialises in business process outsourcing, particularly in the retail and financial services sectors. Technology covers procurement and outsourcing of IT and telecoms functions. In sports/media he advises on sponsorship and broadcasting contracts for sports bodies and rights owners. Advertising work includes copy clearance, on pack claims, sales promotions and competitions.
Career
Trained Addleshaw Sons & Latham (now Addleshaw Goddard); qualified 1993; partner 2001.
Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales; Society for Computers and Law; Licensing Executives Society.
Education
Bolton School; University of Nottingham (1989 LLB Hons).
Leisure
Family, music, travel, eating out.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Leading individuals)Addleshaw Goddard
‘s comprehensive practice covers both major procurement projects and litigation in the IT and Telecoms space. Standout work includes the firm’s representation of Soteria in a case before the Court of Appeal concerning the interpretation of a standard exclusion clause, overturning a precedent which would have had far reaching commercial consequences within the industry. On the non-contentious side, the firm is known for its expertise in cloud matters, enterprise resource planning and AI. The team is led by James Whittaker, who regularly acts on large scale outsourcing arrangements. Phil McGough handles transactional IT and telecoms work, while Paul Bentham is an expert on systems implementations. Also key are Nadine Waters, who works on outsourcing, and data protection specialist Claire Edwards.
Lawyer Rankings
- IT and telecoms North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Leading individuals North West > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport