Highlighted for its capabilities in the financial services, pharma, telecoms, and media sectors, Clifford Chance LLP is geared to handle complex corporate and commercial transactions, IP, litigation, and tech-focused M&A. The practice is led by a capable trio Zayed Al Jamil, Jennifer Chimanga and Nick Spurrell. Al Jamil specialises in complex outsourcings, tech development and procurement agreements, as well as focusing on AI, IoT, DLT, data licensing, and M&A transactions. Chimanga has a strong focus on strategic and transformational M&A, joint ventures, and growth equity, while Spurrell handles disposals, acquisitions, demergers, and investments with a key focus on the telecoms and digital infrastructure sector. Samantha Ward is well-versed in commercial litigation and regulatory disputes, with expertise in antitrust, public and tech law. Riaz Pirmohamed advises corporate enterprises and financial investors, with a particular focus on the telecoms, digital infrastructure, and real assets fields, and Mark Fisher covers complex commercial and regulatory matters across digital infrastructure and telecoms networks, drawing experience from both private practice and in-house roles. Claudia Hall counsels on telecoms commercial arrangements, infrastructure roll-outs, and procurement arrangements, and André Duminy left the firm in January 2025.
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‘The lead understands our market environment.’
- 'I consistently refer matters to Zayed al Jamil and Hemin Hazar due to their highly technical expertise and very approachable, pragmatic and humble natures. Always keeping calm under pressure despite often negotiating opposite difficult characters. They are true collaborators and are very highly regarded by our senior internal stakeholders, both within Legal and other functions (Procurement, IT, Business Support Services, and front office).'
- 'Zayed al Jamil and Hemin Hazar are standout lawyers in the Technology transactional space. Their pragmatism, organisation, authenticity and calmness are key personality traits that each has made them a pleasure to deal with (and hence specifically requested as the law firm of choice on large high-risk instructions).'
- 'Outstanding team, great capabilities, best-in class advice.'
Key clients
- Alter Domus
- Careem Deliveries FZ LLC
- Climate Impact X Pte Ltd
- First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
- Generali Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.U.
- Home Credit/EmbedIT
- Mashreqbank
- Octopus Energy / Kraken Technologies
- OPAP Investment Ltd
- AIA Investment Management
- Boubyan Bank K.S.C.P.
- HQLAx
- Quintet Private Bank
- Cellnex
- Telekom Srbija
- BT plc / EE Limited
- TELUS
- Open Dutch Fiber / KKR
- Huawei
Work highlights
Assisted Alter Domus, a leading alternative investment fund administrator with $2.2 trillion assets under administration to draft, negotiate and address two global fund administration agreements with leading asset managers and investment managers.
Advised, and continues to advise, leading South-Eastern European telecoms operator Telekom Srbija on the separation and sale of its telecoms tower assets in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (which includes interests in and revenues deriving from circa 2,350 sites, once build to suit programmes are completed).
Advised on all aspects of AIA's strategic collaboration to transform its investment platform, focusing on the drafting and negotiation of outsourcing agreements under which AIA and its group will receive technology platform services.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Jennifer Chimanga
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Mark Fisher
Claudia Hall
Practice head
Zayed Al Jamil; Jennifer Chimanga; Nick Spurrell
Other key lawyers
Samantha Ward; Riaz Pirmohamed; Mark Fisher; Claudia Hall; Hemin Hazar