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Alex Brown

Position
Alex is the head of the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector and a specialist in technology transactions as well as data compliance and commercialisation.
He is a partner in our Digital Business Group in London. He’s an expert in advising users and suppliers of technology products and services. He is also a leading expert on data protection and privacy and he guided a large number of clients through their GDPR implementation projects.
His experience on technology and outsourcing transactions includes handling large scale, complex outsourcings, software development, licensing and maintenance, telecoms equipment and services contracts and contracts for cloud services.
Alexander is adept at making the complex simple and finding practical solutions to legal rules and problems.
Since joining Simmons & Simmons in 1997, Alexander has been on secondments to clients such as Virgin Media and O2. He became a partner in 2007 and was appointed as TMT Sector Head in 2015.
Alexander is a member of the firm’s Accelerate Digital group, focused on guiding clients through digital transformation.
Alex Brown’s legal expertise and guidance has been invaluable to the creation and design of the product CtrlTransfer.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
With a strong presence in the US and Chinese technology markets, Simmons & Simmons is a key port of call for data centre and telecommunication transactions. Alex Brown leads the practice and is well-versed in data privacy and protection in addition to commercial ICT contracts. Hinal Patel is knowledgeable of technology sourcing and collaboration deals, while Lawrence Brown is particularly active in the digital business space. Sophie Sheldon is often engaged in connection with technology-based investment platforms.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Real estate > Property litigation