Kemp IT Law is equipped to handle a variety of tech legal services including AI, cloud and cybersecurity. Richard Kemp is praised by clients for being ‘technically brilliant’ and is reputed for his advisory work in tech development, deployment and regulation. Deirdre Moynihan covers the full spectrum of intellectual property, data, and contract law with a particular focus on cloud-based digital transformation projects.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Richard Kemp is one of the most technically brilliant "tech lawyers" in the UK.’
‘The team has an excellent technical grounding, which allows it to advise in areas where other lawyers may struggle to understand the full implications. It also provides practical guidance based on experience that saves time and costs when dealing with suppliers.’
‘I mostly deal with Richard Kemp, Chris Kemp, Deirdre Moynihan, and Eleanor Hobson. All are extremely capable in their own fields and, collectively, provide a service that we are happy to recommend to our own clients, which is the highest praise I can give here.’
‘The team is very knowledgeable on the subject matter. I like the fact that they are pragmatic.'
‘Kemp is a very small team that provides an extremely personal service. Chris and Richard are very proactive and responsive.’
‘Richard, Deirdre and Chris remain pre-eminent in this area and provide an invaluable resource to any General Counsel looking to navigate contracts within the space.’
Key clients
- Wilshire Indexes
- ComitFS
- Rocktree Logistics
- Akeron
- Osborne Clarke
- Accelya (name publishable, work details confidential)
- Mitsubishi Electric (name publishable, work details confidential)
- Darktrace (name publishable, work details confidential)
- ParentPay (name publishable, work details confidential)
- Investor Meet Company (name publishable, work details confidential)
Work highlights
Advised Wilshire Indexes on the outsourcing of its entire technology operations stack to Stefanini, a landmark deal in the index sector enabling cost efficiency, cloud optimisation, and accelerated innovation.
Advised ComitFS on a review of its software and IP assets to ensure they were properly documented and located in preparation for a potential financial event.
Advised Rocktree on the commercialisation of Mirror, its SaaS solution for optimising vessel stoppage time at offshore floating terminals, marking the company’s first use of external lawyers for Cloud contracts.
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Practice head
Richard Kemp
Other key lawyers
Deirdre Moynihan; Chris Kemp; Eleanor Hobson