Taylor Wessing LLP provides advice on data privacy, FSR, IP protection, outsourcing of infrastructure hosting services, alongside a variety of other topics in industries like healthcare and fintech. Leading the practice, Sian Skelton is highly experienced in all aspects of commercial technology law and provides advice on contract negotiations, cross-border compliance issues, and regulatory requirements. Graham Hann assists digital businesses ranging from start-ups to well-known international companies. Hann’s client base regularly falls into the fashion & luxury, and sports sectors. Clare Reynolds supports clients on the development of regulations and policies pertaining to the technology industry, especially the critical new rules regarding operational resilience.
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Testimonials
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‘We work with Sian Skelton. She has a sound understanding of our business and is able to give good advice based on our needs. She is also able to get the best out of her colleagues and ensure that our needs are being met.'
- 'The team is very pragmatic and commercial. The team will allow us to have our questions answered efficiently, with a good understanding of what our risk profile is like. The firm is remarkably able to deliver this level of service across different teams - which is no mean feat!'
- 'Sian Skelton is very knowledgeable, practical, and efficient. When she's not advising us herself, she will find amongst her colleagues those who will understand our business and who understand the type of advice style that we need. She is invaluable.'
- 'It is exactly how we wish to interact with our legal advisors in this day and age.’
Key clients
- Farfetch
- Orange
- DeepL
- Mitel
- OPPO
- Rezolve AI
- Careology
- Ericsson
- Vonage
- KPS
- EuroChange
- HeyCar
Work highlights
Advised a global leading communications, telco and technology company Vonage on several large, mission-critical projects.
Advised Heycar, which contracted with a well-established motoring services company, the RAC, in the UK, known for providing a wide range of automotive-related services, including roadside assistance, vehicle inspections, insurance, and other motoring solutions.
Advising OPPO, OnePlus and Realme in patent infringement proceedings brought by InterDigital. The underlying international dispute is high-value as it concerns the terms for a worldwide licence to InterDigital's portfolio of patents relating to 3G, 4G and 5G technology, one of the largest in the world.
Lawyers
Leading partners: IT
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Siân Skelton
Practice head
Graham Hann; Sian Skelton
Other key lawyers
Clare Reynolds