Clarion is well equipped to advise on and negotiate commercial agreements related to outsourcings, the procurement of IT infrastructure and strategic partnerships for clients across the IT, retail, pharmaceuticals and telecoms spaces. The team is jointly led by Matthew Hattersley, who advises on commercial, technology and outsourcing contracts as well as on related data privacy matters, while Dominic Higham covers contentious work, among which are commercial, outsourcing and supply contract disputes. David Cunningham is a key practitioner, who is praised for his ‘robust knowledge base from years of experience’. Charlie Smith left the firm in October 2023.
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‘Clarion provides a broad range of services. We rely on Clarion to provide current, timely narrative on data protection legislation ensuring our documentation and compliance is relevant and up to date. The team at Clarion are always readily available, knowledgeable and quick to assess a situation and quick to provide solutions.’
‘David Cunningham, Jack Farrer and Florence Maxwell have been standout assists - very knowledgeable, conscientious and always appear engaged and interested in progressing good outcomes. At times of raised pressure they have been reassuring, providing consistent opinion and advice and helping put proper perspective on situations.’
‘I find Clarion to be very business minded and pragmatic rather than getting lost in the hypothetical legal risks. They've been a huge help with IT transactions and act as an extension of our legal team because of their extensive experience and understanding of the underlying transactions.’
‘David Cunningham is exceptional - he has a very robust knowledge base from years of experience and is great at pragmatic business minded problem solving, in addition to his very reliable drafting skills.’
Key clients
- InterSystems Corporation
- Vocalink Limited (Mastercard)
- NGC Network Services Limited
- Cellhire Limited
- Card Factory plc
- Hemingways Marketing Services Limited
- Quickline Communications Limited
- Ligentia plc
- Chameleon Technology
- NGC Network Services Limited
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Matthew Hattersley; Dominic Higham
Other key lawyers
David Cunningham; Kate Imeson; Jack Farrer; Florence Maxwell; Fiona Marr