Michelmores LLP

Business Commercial

I am a Partner in the Commercial team, based in London. I advise a diverse range of clients, ranging from start-ups and SMEs to multi-national corporations. I lead the London Technology & Innovation practice and am a member of the data protection and intellectual property groups.

I am a former in-house lawyer and General Counsel including at Balfour Beatty, BT, Sodexo, Storm Telecommunications, Tesco and Vodafone. I use my extensive in-house experience to provide practical day-to-day ‘outside general counsel’ legal advice and to build long-term relationships with my clients.

I have an LLM in Communications & Computer Law and have been advising clients in the communications, technology and digital sector for over 25 years. I advise on all kinds of commercial contracts in this sector, including communications services, IT outsourcing and managed services, software licenses, cloud computing, SaaS and data centre services. I act on behalf of providers and enterprise buyers. I am especially interested in emerging technologies, during my career I have been involved in the launch of new technologies which have become essential to our lives, including mobile communications, public internet services, smart-phones, and mobile apps. I am fascinated by the opportunities and challenges of AI technology.

My experience also includes energy, financial services, hotels and hospitality, consumer brands and franchising. I advise businesses on international expansion, international supply chain, distribution arrangements and joint ventures. I am keenly interested in matters relating to ESG and how this can be addressed in supply chain relationships to ensure sustainability and diversity.

As a co-founder of a private equity backed international telecoms business which grew rapidly, I enjoy supporting early-stage businesses. I am a member of the Michelmores team supporting MAINstream and MiVentures.

I am a member of the Society for Computers & Law, Women in Telecoms and Technology and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Expertise Accelerated M&A Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Commercial Consumer Brands Data Protection & Privacy Energy Entrepreneurs FinTech Intellectual Property International MAINstream MiVentures Sustainable Economy Technology & Innovation Venture Capital & Early Stage Fundraising

Anne Todd - Partner - Commercial | Michelmores