Praised by clients for its ‘client focused and results-driven team of excellent professionals’, Norton Rose Fulbright houses an experienced technology transactions team with expertise across various industries including transport, life sciences, finance and healthcare. The team is well-experienced in handling matters such as tech regulations, data protection and artificial intelligence. The Atlanta-based team is led by Sean Christy, with significant experience in digital outsourcing transactions. Chuck Hollis focuses on technology transactions in the hospitality, manufacturing and consumer products industries. Other notable members of the team include Tim Carlton, who handles strategic outsourcing arrangements and Michelle Meiselman, who focuses on sale and implementation of cloud services.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The NRF Tech Transactions practice is a client focused, results-driven team of excellent professionals. A number of factors make them unique. They translate complex problems into actionable and timely solutions at affordable rates. They are comfortable in proposing alternative solutions to client demands that deliver additional value and generate real impact in client objectives, transmitting confidence in their experience and garnering trust for continued partnership in future projects.'

  • ‘I felt they really understood our business. With other firms, re-engaging on a new issue or project it could feel like starting over, whereas Norton Rose Fullbright picked up right where we left off. They gave me the personal attention of a boutique firm, with the breadth of resources to pull in specialists whenever needed. They kept the main thing the main thing and provided wise counsel on when to dig in and when to concede a point to achieve the best overall outcome.’

Key clients

  • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
  • Crusoe Energy Systems
  • BGSF, Inc
  • Department of Commerce, CHIPS Program Office

Work highlights

Successfully advised on the restructuring of Red Robin’s contract intake, negotiation, management, governance and administration processes a number of years ago, and as outside counsel to Red Robin in its strategic outsourced services arrangements, along with its other general commercial contract arrangements.
Represented AI infrastructure company Crusoe to develop a state-of-the-art data center facility in Abilene, Texas.
Representing AI infrastructure company Crusoe in a transaction to sell its flare-gas powered Bitcoin mining operation to New York Digital Investment Group LLC (“NYDIG”).
Practice head

Sean Christy

Other key lawyers

Chuck Hollis; Tim Carlton; Michelle Meiselman