Bristows LLP

Technology transactions, Outsourcing, Digital and e-Commerce

Adrian is an information technology specialist who has market-leading experience advising clients on technology, e-commerce and digital transformation transactions.

Adrian's practice spans a range of sectors including technology, financial services, life sciences and government. He regularly leads and negotiates high profile IT procurement, outsourcing, cloud and complex systems development and integration projects on both the customer and supplier side, and also advises emerging companies on the contracting arrangements and protecting and exploiting IP.

Having spent considerable time seconded to various clients such as a global IT services provider, a telecommunications company and an international digital services organisation, Adrian always delivers practical and business-focussed solutions to deliver technology projects in the most effective and efficient way.

Recent projects Adrian has led include:

A digital transformation project in the financial services sector including the complex multi-vendor integration and implementation of a new customer system and PSD 2 platform. Advising a public sector, genomic medicine body on its commercialising strategy and implementation of world-leading sequencing, data and technology arrangements. The transformation of a global life sciences company’s IT, network and online systems, including a multi-million pound IT outsourcing transaction. A multi-jurisdictional business process outsourcing for a leading technology company delivering a business separation and F&A outsourcing in the FMCG sector. Advising a IT, outsourcing and consultancy multinational on structuring and launching new software and IT-solutions. Preparing an e-vehicle charging station supplier on its launch of its products and SaaS technology solutions in the UK. Advising a Premier League football club on its technology arrangements across its business operations from content and digital media management platforms to payment processing systems.

Qualified 2002 (Victoria, Australia)Qualified 2014 (England and Wales)Partner 2014

Society for Computers and the LawTech UKITechLaw

LLB (Hons), University of Melbourne, and Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne.

Skiing, tennis and cooking.