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Dentons

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Dentons provides the full range of legal services with specialist expertise in IT & telecoms, commercial contracts, IP, data privacy and cybersecurity issues. The practice represents a variety of clients from tech vendors and data businesses to to telecoms and media providers. The team is headed by Henrietta Baker who is well-versed in advising tech start-ups while Martin Fanning is a transactional lawyer. Andy Lucas acts for private sector companies on tech projects with support from Dan Burge who represents media businesses and tech providers.

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  • ‘Good understanding of the TMT sector as a whole - the interplay between firms and suppliers, the importance of data, etc. They apply this bigger picture understanding to the work that they do to produce a result which is appropriate for our business.’

  • ‘Martin Fanning is particularly valued as an adviser to the business for his experience and commercial acumen.’

Key clients

  • Bytedance
  • Tiktok
  • Capita
  • FIFA
  • Octopus Ventures
  • Informa
  • Risilience
  • Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA)
  • TD SYNNEX
  • Viaplay
  • Vodafone Italia

Work highlights

  • Advised Capita plc on the sale of its IT services and solutions business Trustmarque to One Equity Partners.
  • Advised SITA in relation to a significant dispute with one of its major customers for the supply of airline IT services following a settlement reached in respect of issues arising under that agreement.
  • Advised FIFA on the launch of FIFA's global e-commerce solution.

Lawyers

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Andy Lucas
Dentons
Andy Lucas is a partner in Dentons' Technology, Media and Telecoms  (TMT) practice for the UK, Ireland and Middle East. He specialises in all aspects of non-contentious technology law and large scale public sector outsourcings. Andy has an outstanding track record of advising on some of the largest public sector commercial matters including the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme, UK Search and Rescue Helicopters, the Police National Database and ID Cards. Andy has a first-rate client list of major government departments including the Home Office, DfT, the Cabinet Office, and the NPIA, to name a few. Andy also advises cutting edge private sector companies on their technology projects in emerging areas, including advising UiPath, the leading global Robotic Process Automation company, on various corporate, commercial and compliance matters globally.
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Sarah Lima
Dentons
Sarah is a TMT partner in Dentons' London office. She is an experienced technology and outsourcing lawyer, advising clients in both the public and private sectors, particularly within regulated sectors, and has significant experience working on large-scale, high-profile, public sector outsourcings. Sarah advises on all aspects of non-contentious technology and IP-related issues, including commercial contracts, software development, IT and business process outsourcing, FinTech, website development and IP licensing.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Henrietta Baker

Other key lawyers

Martin Fanning, Andy Lucas, Dan Burge

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