Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Financial services, retail and leisure, technology, media and telecommunications; commercial, intellectual property.

Mark is a highly experienced commercial, IP and technology lawyer who provides advice on a variety of technology, infrastructure and commercial contract matters for clients ranging from growing businesses to banks, infrastructure providers, and major suppliers and buyers of IT services. Mark combines in-depth commercial expertise, specialist technology know-how and a highly practical approach to advising clients on a range of matters, including IT services agreements, software licensing, cloud outsourcing facilities management, data centres, internet and e-commerce issues. Mark works across a number of sectors but has particular expertise in advising within financial services and retail. Experience: acting for a UK investment bank on a major data centre programme, including advice on modular data centre projects and a mission-critical new-build co-location agreement; advising infrastructure as a service provider on service agreements and major renewals with international consulting firms and service providers; acting for a multinational company on major facilities management outsourcing agreements, including cleaning and catering supply agreements; advising an international investment bank on new trading platforms for high-frequency trading.