Michael Lowry > Addleshaw Goddard > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Boasting a client portfolio featuring both high-street banks and major multinational manufacturing conglomerates, Addleshaw Goddard is able to provide an ‘excellent breadth’ of legal counsel due to its near-unrivalled depth of bench. The firm is active in drafting complex commercial contracts for joint ventures in a range of industries, including the automotive and financial sectors, and constructing bespoke arrangements for household retail names, such as its work creating ASDA’s first ever customer loyalty scheme. Furthermore, the firm has been involved in formulating a multitude of sponsorship, outsourcing and supply agreements, alongside acting on IT management services and payment systems. Team head Michael Lowry remains a key advisor to banks and retailers for their IT and data needs, while Damon Rosamond-Lanzetta is praised for his ‘impressive ability to find solutions for clients’, with considerable experience instructing financial actors on operational and service agreements. Jonathan Davey continues to take the lead on matters in the retail and consumer sector, advising on business-critical supply arrangements and facility restructurings, and is regularly supported by the ‘standout’  managing associate Harriet Powell who has also been active in real estate contractual work. Claire Edwards joined from Pinsent Masons LLP in May 2022, furthering strengthening the firm’s data protection and security offering.

With considerable expertise in outsourcings, procurements and full-scale IT transformations, Addleshaw Goddard remains a top practice. The team acts for a range of flagship financial services companies and retailers such as Asda on the rollout of new IT platforms, and it is also well versed in handling the commercial and contentious elements of joint IT ventures. The practice is led by Michael Lowry, who is renowned for his advice on digital transformation projects. The ‘highly responsive and knowledgeable‘ Simon Lofthouse advises on procurement and third-party arrangements in the financial services sector, while Bill Gilliam is a key contact for dispute resolution in the contracting space. Outsourcing experts James Mort and Priscilla Hetherton are further names to note; Mort was promoted to the partnership in 2023. In late 2023, the group’s expertise was bolstered by the recruitment of Michael Peeters from DAC Beachcroft LLP, with Richard Watkinson also joining the practice in early 2024.