Stephenson Harwood

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘The team is extremely competent and has excellent knowledge of all areas relevant to us. It's great to see how quickly the team can familiarise itself with complex material.’

• ‘Simon Bollans is an outstanding lawyer with exceptional expertise in IT Law and IT Contracts. It is a pleasure to work with him and with his help you always feel that you are in good hands. His incredibly detailed knowledge enables him to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients in every legal situation. Nicholas McMaster is an excellent lawyer with outstanding knowledge in the field of IT law and IT contracts. His help is extremely valuable, structured in the best way possible and demonstrates an incredible depth of detail. It's a pleasure to work with him.’

• ‘This is a highly commercial and extremely knowledgeable team, with an exceptional level of industry expertise. We have complex contracting needs due to the nature of the industry in which our clients operate, which is highly regulated. The team worked tirelessly to support our needs with precision and thoroughness. The depth and breadth of the team is also impressive, providing us with a strong degree of specialist partner-level support as well as knowledgeable and responsive associates.’

• ‘Simon has a deep understanding of the common issues and risks involved in IT contracts and all related regulatory matters. He understands our business drivers and provides commercial solutions based on both his extensive knowledge of market norms and our own particular pain points and risk appetite. Service levels and responsiveness are real areas of strength. Simon demonstrates exceptional sector knowledge and commercial acumen. Highly responsive and proactive, I highly recommend working with Simon.’

• ‘The team are extremely well versed with advising on and drafting agreements, they were able to assimilate knowledge to a very specific asset class and advise between the supplier and client. Always quick to turn around and respond to queries, make updates to a complex document. As a client, we were able to build confidence with the Stephenson Harwood team quickly and rely on their expertise to navigate and understand changes from the supplier. The SH team were able to build a collaborative working relationship with the new supplier and their legal counsel, as well as support the client through exit management with their incumbent supplier.'

• ‘We worked closely with Simon Bollans and Nic McMaster at SH; both are very professional and clearly work well together. Complimenting each other on specific details of the law and providing consistent coverage and continuity over the engagement. Excelled in providing support during technical and commercial negotiations and pushed to drive conclusion to drafting the agreement per our original plan.’

Key clients

• Pelican Capital
• Bowmark Capital
• Polar DC

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