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Angus McLean
Simmons & Simmons, London
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FinTech
Position
Angus is head of FinTech at Simmons & Simmons. He is an IP specialist with a particular focus on advising clients on the IP aspects of commercial and corporate transactions in a range of sectors including Financial Institutions and TMT. Angus also specialises in copyright and breach of confidence/trade secrets disputes arising out of employee moves. His clients range from top tier investment banks and market leading software developers to some of the UK’s most exciting FinTech start-ups.
Angus teaches the IP aspects of the Corporate and Commercial transactions module on the Oxford University Graduate Diploma in IP law and practice. He is also the Contributing Editor of the FinTech edition of Lexology’s Getting The Deal Through; a multi-jurisdictional guide that answers the key legal and regulatory questions affecting FinTech companies across 31 countries.
Career
Qualified (2002); Joined Simmons & Simmons (2000); Partner Simmons & Simmons (2015).
Memberships
Financial Markets Law Committee FinTech Scoping Forum and Bank of England FinTech Community.
Education
Newcastle University (LLB), College of Law (LPC) and Bristol University (Postgraduate Diploma in IP Law and Practice).