Deloitte Legal

Employment Law Partner

Lead Partner for data protection & privacy, cybersecurity and telecoms at Deloitte Legal. Cavan more than 25 years of industry, government and legal experience. Cavan oversees the delivery of pragmatic, business-focused legal solutions across all aspects of privacy compliance, from interpretation of new laws through to the implementation of compliance programmes, enabling data transfers and dealing with data breaches or enforcement actions by authorities. Cavan combines his legal expertise in these areas with the technical knowledge from Deloitte’s specialist cyber risk practice, as well as more broadly across the firm’s extensive multidisciplinary network.

Charles has extensive experience of domestic and international (including UK/US) mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and mid-market private equity transactions, with in depth experience in TMT and healthcare. Charles's clients range from FTSE and Fortune 500 companies to funds and fast growth businesses.

Partner, Head of Pensions Law

Financial Regulation Partner. Clare is a partner within Deloitte Legal, who specialises in financial services regulation and regulatory technology (RegTech) law. She has over 15 years’ experience of providing strategic and commercial advice to financial services firms, ranging from large international banks, broker-dealer businesses and new market entrants. Clare advises on regulatory matters arising from ongoing business, business or market change, or changes in regulation.  Areas of advice include digital assets and digitalisation of financial services; securities and derivatives regulation; investment research; market structure and transparency; regulatory reporting; market abuse; investor protection; the regulatory perimeter and related licensing and financial promotion requirements; cross-border business requirements; systems and controls. Clare excels in leading the legal and regulatory aspects of significant regulatory change and advocacy projects such as EU MAR, EU MiFID II, Brexit and CRD VI, and whilst at HSBC was the chair of AFME’s Investment Research Working Group.  She is recognised for her ability to advise business leaders with clear product understanding and commercially-focussed risk assessments. Prior to joining HSBC, Clare has been seconded from law firms to a number of financial services firms including banks, broker-dealers and asset managers.

Lead Partner for Legal Operate. Work undertaken: Created the shared service centres in India, Poland, Guatemala and Brazil for Capgemini Legal and & Commercial functions​ Created the outsourced centres of excellence in Brazil and India for global consumer goods company​ Created new contracting target operating model for global coffee and retail company​ Implemented CLM technology for numerous entities, including those in consumer goods, healthcare & finance​ Created post-award contract & commercial functions for a number entities – including in finance and consumer goods – across North America & Europe​

Partner, Deloitte Legal UK

IP and Disputes Partner. Jeremy advises clients on all aspects of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property and related rights. He has acted for clients in substantial intellectual property disputes, including High Court proceedings involving trade mark infringement, passing off, copyright and database right infringement and breach of confidence. In addition, he acts for clients in technology and software licence disputes. Jeremy also advises on IP transactions, including IP acquisitions/disposals, IP licensing deals, joint ventures, the IP aspects of group restructurings and corporate transactions. In addition, Jeremy provides the full range of IP discovery, strategy and IP value management services. Jeremy has a focus on technology related IP issues, in particular in relation to software and data. He has specific expertise in software copyright issues, software copying disputes, software over-deployment and open source software. In addition, Jeremy regularly advises on rights in data, data use clearance and data licensing disputes.

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Employment Law Partner

Senior Managing Associate

Employment Law Partner

Paul is a partner in Deloitte Legal’s Contracts practice, and is the global technology law lead for Deloitte Legal.

IP & Disputes Partner

Partner

Disputes Partner Work undertaken: Acting for a medical devices distributor in obtaining a freezing injunction against a rogue member of the LLP. ​ Acting for an IT supplier in a claim for repudiatory breach of a contract to provide software for the management of offenders and probation services. ​ Acting for a leading provider of healthcare staff in claims for breach of contract, breach of confidence and data privacy claims against former employees and their new employer. Obtaining interim injunctions to restrain the defendants prior to successful settlement.​ Acting for a client in the Defence sector in relation to claims against a departing executive who was to become CEO of a major defence competitor. Settlement reached with employee and competitor protected a $4bn customer relationship. ​ Acting for a significant minority shareholder in a claim for breach of a SPA and unfair prejudice in relation to the sale of shares in a motorsport media business. Successfully reaching a multi-million-pound settlement. ​ Successfully defending a $70m ICC Arbitration claim relating to the installation of TV studios in the Middle East under a joint venture agreement.​

Technology Disputes Partner Work undertaken: Renegotiation of a £multi-billion global IT services outsourcing contract acting for a global IT services provider against a global bank and settlement of a number of associated long running disputes​ Partial termination of a £multi-million business process outsourcing agreement for a global bank as a result of force majeure (coronavirus)​ Expert determination of a contractual interpretation point in relation to a data centre services contract​ Renegotiation of a £multi-million end-user services contract for a global IT services provider against a central government department ​ Arbitration of a £1 billion IT dispute leading to a successful judgment in favour of our client