Alex Brown > Simmons & Simmons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Simmons & Simmons
CITYPOINT
ONE ROPEMAKER STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 9SS
England
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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.