Partner

Paul Silver is a partner in the Technology and Outsourcing practice at CMS London.  Paul advises both publicly listed and private companies on technology, commercial law and intellectual property matters, with a particular expertise in large-scale information technology and business process outsourcing projects. Paul has experience advising clients in a variety of sectors, but his principal focus has been on the financial services, technology, telecommunications and utilities sectors. Paul has previously worked in-house as a senior outsourcing lawyer for a large first tier US based IT services supplier. Paul is dual qualified in Australia, and England and Wales.

Having studied Computer Science as well as Law, Paul is noted by clients as having an excellent understanding of the technology aspects and commercial imperatives of the transactions that he advises on. Paul has won “Advisor of the Year” at the 2015 National Outsourcing Association awards in London, in recognition of his lead in advising HPE on a multi-billion dollar outsourcing transaction.

2003 – Graduate Diploma Legal Practice, Australian National University, Australia 2002 –Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland, Australia 2001 – Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), University of Queensland, Australia