Fieldfisher provides a comprehensive cross-border offering with key strengths including telecoms and digital infrastructure projects, alongside digital regulation, AI, and emerging tech. Simon Briskman heads the practice with three decades of experience in tech and outsourcing issues- more recently advising on supercomputers, advertising, and retail tech matters. James Walsh is the name to note for digital regulation, network infrastructure, and data centre projects. Paul Graham has a notable specialism in digital transformation, cloud implementation, 5G and full-fibre roll-out associated regulatory issues. John Worthy is well-versed in IT and outsourcing, as well as being particularly impressive for his depth of knowledge in the space and satellite sector. Paul Barton has extensive experience supporting software and corporate clients on outsourcing and transformational projects. Elora Mukherjee excels in telecoms and regulation, as well as tech disputes. Michael Butterworth provides regulatory and transactional advice to mobile, fixed line, cloud, and infrastructure sectors.
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Practice head
Simon Briskman
Other key lawyers
James Walsh; Paul Graham; John Worthy; Paul Barton; Elora Mukherjee; Michael Butterworth; Alex Harbin