Showing considerable strength in IT software licensing and SaaS arrangement issues, Mills & Reeve LLP leverages multi-jurisdictional capabilities as it supports technology organisations and multinationals. The firm fields experts in software engineering and tech law matters. Based in Birmingham, Jagvinder Singh Kang is a specialist in data protection and cyber matters, and Rebecca Michael focuses on IT transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent knowledge of IT legal and commercial issues.’
'Jagvinder Singh Kang is an expert in the field of IT/Data Protection law. His unsurpassed legal knowledge combined with his significant experience in the technology field means he "talks the language" of counterparties, whether customer or supplier, so issues are resolved quickly and in a manner which reflects commercial realities.'
‘The team has exceptional knowledge about IT and tech matters, not only on the legal front, but also a practical, technical level.’
‘Swift advice, always very thorough, professional, and nice to deal with.’
'We worked closely with the partner Jagvinder Singh Kang. We were very impressed with this technical knowledge of the technology we were working with, his attention to detail and his very good responsiveness. We valued his advice and support which was thorough, detailed but very commercial and practical which allowed our business to make the best informed decisions.'
‘Deep expertise, able to handle difficult people, great perseverance and ability to work through barriers.’
Key clients
- Thomson Reuters Foundation
- New Look
- Aston Martin
- Toyota Connected Europe
- NYSE Stock market listed fast moving consumer goods company
- NASDAQ stock market listed provider of software solutions
- FTSE100 insurance company
- Global leading professional services firm
- Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust
- PSI Software SE
- Miles Partnership
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe
Work highlights
Advised New Look on its technology arrangements.
Advised an NYSE-listed client on AI and Generative AI deployment within its global Cloud infrastructure with an IT SaaS provider, taking into account AI Foundation Model and Large Language Model (LLM) considerations.
Advised a leading educational institution on the EU AI Act and intellectual property rights issues arising from Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) AI for its development of a Generative AI SaaS solution.
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Rebecca Michael; Jagvinder Singh Kang