The Shoosmiths LLP lawyers support clients on matters spanning the array of IT and telecoms. The firm advises on IT transactions, cryptocurrencies, AI and fintech. Its clientele includes automotive, consumer goods, finance and technology companies at the national and international level. Joe Stephenson leads the team in Birmingham, specialising in tech procurement including outsourcings. Craig Armstrong is a noted team member, advising automotive, manufacturing and telecoms company. Ben Gardner joined the practice from Pinsent Masons LLP at the start of 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘Great team for commercial contract work - thorough, sensible and pragmatic approach. They listen to in-house needs and respond.’
‘Shoosmiths' resource pool allows us to flex our in-house team to meet demands, while still utilising lawyers that have worked with us previously and know our business. They feel like an extension of our team.’
‘Shoosmiths' lawyers have make a real effort to understand the business and offer pragmatic, commercially-minded advice that is relevant to the client.'
‘The team are very knowledgeable on all areas within Tech.’
Key clients
- Stonegate Pub Company
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Volkswagen Group
- The Estée Lauder Companies
- CDW
- Volkswagen Financial Services
- Three Mobile
- Deliveroo
- Central Co-op
- Dignity
Work highlights
- Advised Jaguar Land Rover on its £800m global digital transformation project with Tata Consultancy Services.
- Advised on the Dr Craig Wright v The Crypto Open Patent Alliance litigation involving the genesis and authorship of the Bitcoin White Paper, in which Dr Craig Wright asserts he is Satoshi Nakamoto, author of that paper.
- Advised Stonegate Pub Company, the UK’s largest pub company, on its launch of a new VIP digital loyalty platform App, “MiXR”.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Joe Stephenson
Other key lawyers
Craig Armstrong; Ben Gardner; Nichola Jenkins