TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Slaughter and May’s commercial contracts group routinely advises on high-value, strategic agreements. The team excels in handling highly complex matters, with recent engagements including advising major consumer goods companies on restructuring production and distribution models internationally, and supporting leading telecoms operators on various multi-jurisdictional, business-critical transactions across Europe. Duncan Blaikie is a driving force in the practice, advising on complex agreements across sectors including telecoms, financial services, retail, life sciences, and technology. Oliver Moir focuses on contracts in the infrastructure, energy, and natural resource sectors. Richard McDonnell regularly contributes to some of the team’s most complex matters, such as those involving Vodafone. Laura Houston and David Ives are also important members of the team.
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Work Department
Commercial Contracts
Cyber
Data Privacy
Information Technology
Intellectual Property
Strategic Sourcing
Healthcare, Pharma and Life Sciences
Position
Partner; Duncan advises clients on a full range of intellectual property, technology and commercial contract matters across all sectors, including in relation to M&A transactions, complex business carve outs, emerging technology and digital strategy.
Duncan was a medical doctor prior to becoming a lawyer and advises across a range of transactions in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare fields.
Duncan is also one of the partners in our Data Privacy hub, advising clients on data protection and privacy issues arising in respect of commercial transactions, technology arrangements and commercial contract matters. He is named in Legal 500 UK, 2023 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for IT & Telecoms and as a leading individual for Commercial Contracts.
Career
Joined firm 2007. Partner since 2017.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is very strong. They are commercial in their approach. Very responsive. Easy to work with and proactive. Great business partners. They have the ability to deal with very complex and challenging work as well as getting the day-to-day work done. ’
‘The team always provides excellent and timely advice. They understand our business and will always provide just what we need, not what they think we need. ’
Key clients
- Vodafone Group plc
- Diageo
Work highlights
Advising Vodafone Group in connection with all aspects of the proposed joint venture with CK Hutchison, comprising the merger of Vodafone Limited and Three UK including the drafting and negotiation of over 15 strategic supply, services and collaboration arrangements that will provide business critical, and business generating, services to the merged business.