Helen Brown > Baker McKenzie > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie has an extremely broad commercial contracts practice, acting for long-term clients in sectors ranging from banking to healthcare and retail, but is especially strong in heavily regulated sectors. The team’s workload spans specialist areas such as consumer protection, data protection, advertising and marketing, sponsorship, data privacy and e-commerce, as well as cyber-security. Helen Brown is notable for her work in the retail industry, and is a go-to team member for distribution arrangements. Brown leads the team alongside Julia Hemmings and Sue McLean, who both focus on the technology sector, and are instrumental in the group’s work on the full range of commercial agreements, including outsourcing agreements and joint ventures in the technology sector – a strength of the practice as a whole. Maulik Mittal is another key name.

Often drawing on the expertise of the regulatory and real estate practices, the sizeable team at Baker McKenzie demonstrates strength in a diverse range of matters, including strategic M&A, supply chain innovation, and ESG issues. The team is spearheaded by trio David Scott , Helen Brown and Julia Hemmings. Scott shows significant expertise in corporate transactional matters, while Brown notably advises clients on technology issues ,particularly relating to data privacy for online and offline sales. Hemmings is recommended for her knowledge of e-commerce and privacy issues in the context of commercial transactions.