IT and telecoms
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The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
![Dorothy Agnew](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/11/Dorothy-Agnew_377x298px.jpg)
Moore Barlow
Dorothy is a partner and specialises in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Privacy. In particular she advises on IT and non-IT outsourcing agreements, development and commercialisation of new technologies, eCommerce, and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights.
She also provides businesses with advice on a variety of general commercial agreements including supply chain agreements (for both supplier and customer), outsourcing, data processing, merchandising, publishing, distribution, agency and commercial joint ventures.
Her transactional work includes advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures where technology, intellectual property and data are a key part of the business. This may involve drafting agreements to license or transfer rights, conducting complex due diligence and assisting with brand strategy.
Her clients operate in a wide range of sectors including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, engineering, retail, leisure, sport and media. My clients range from early-stage businesses to multinational organisations from the UK and abroad.
Taking time to thoroughly understand a client’s business and the particular challenges it faces, I provide practical and effective legal advice. When issues arise, she provides clarity, good judgement and quick responses.
Her clients have the reassurance of knowing that they have expert legal support to help drive forward their business ambitions.
![Ian McKenzie](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/5076_1244204.jpg)
![Joanne Vengadesan](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/4143_1088147.jpg)
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Partner advising on brand protection and intellectual property; software and IT contracts; electronic commerce and data protection issues; commercial agreements.
![Debbie Venn](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/08/Debbie-Venn.jpeg)
![Sarah Williamson](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/09/Sarah-Williamson-white-background.png)
Boyes Turner
Sarah is a partner and head of the Commercial & Technology team specialising in Digital & Technology.
Sarah has extensive experience advising on a broad range of commercial contracts including those with an international aspect. She specialises in technology and digital media and acts for well-known online publishers. She also has experience in marketing and advertising having worked at a niche London law firm for the creative and media sectors and has advised a number of creative and digital agencies and online platforms. Sarah acts as quasi in-house counsel for a number of her clients acting either as sole legal counsel or as an extension to their legal team, providing pragmatic and commercial legal advice.
Sarah is also an experienced data protection lawyer and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/EU) certification with the IAPP.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
![Elisabeth Bell](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/4874_1247565.jpg)
Blake Morgan LLP
Elisabeth is a Partner in our Reading office, specialising in the fields of IT, data protection and commercial contracts. Elisabeth is a versatile commercial lawyer, having extensive practical experience drafting, negotiating and advising on legal issues arising in connection with a wide range of commercial projects for private, public and third sectors. She has particular experience advising on IT and data protection issues, as well as extensive commercial experience in the health sectors. Drawing on secondments to a number of international companies, and the Commercial Directorate at the Department of Health, she has advised on significant outsourcing and procurement projects as well as a wide range of commercial business as usual contracts including software licensing; supply arrangements for goods and services; distribution and agency arrangements and public sector procurement projects. advises on IP issues for a range of public and private sector organisations.
![Charles Maurice](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/1240_1166254.jpg)
Stevens & Bolton LLP
Partner specialising in general commercial, contract, ecommerce, data protection, IT and intellectual property law for businesses and individuals. Charles also co-heads the sports and automotive sector groups.
![Kathryn Rogers](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/KEL-Kathryn-Rogers-colour-scaled.jpg)
Cripps
Kathryn is a partner in the corporate division specialising in non-contentious commercial law, with a particular focus on technology and IP related matters. The clients she works with include investment managers, hosted service providers, data management companies and digital media agencies as well as a wide range of corporate clients in other sectors with commercial contract requirements.
Kathryn's specialties include:
- Commercial contracts
- E-commerce
- Data protection
- Agency and distribution
- IP assignments and licences
- Technology contracts
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
![Helen Dobson](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/09/Helen-Dobson.jpg)
![Rukia Khatun](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/10/khatun_rukia.jpg)
![Rebecca Leeves](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/10/Rebecca-Leeves_SOE.jpg)
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