Steven Farmer
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP4
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Client SatisfactionKnown for its outsourcing strength, the team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP regularly advises on tech-related transactional work. The team is led by London-based duo Steven Farmer and Lee Rubin. Farmer also leads the global sourcing and technology transactions team but regularly advises on M&A and investment transactions. Rubin comparatively advises on large-scale, strategic outsourcing transactions, software licenses, and other complex technology transactions.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Pillsbury continue to offer a highly professional, trustworthy, consistent and client-centric service to us.’
‘Steven Farmer continues to provide an excellent, personable service for which we are grateful. Steven's approach always puts at ease, even when complex challenges arise that require speedy and considered input.’
'Fantastic team and true industry experts. Excellent availability from the whole team and incredibly responsive. Fantastic client care. The team advise some of the largest and most active global companies in the sector and I feel lucky to have them manage our much smaller IP portfolio, and yet still show the same level of attention and care to us as a client. their advice is timely and pragmatic and I can re on the team to be on top of and proctively manage our matters.'
'Steve Farmer is fantastic. He is a true expert and leader in his field and has built a fantastic global team. Super responsive and advice is always commercial and spot on. Really personable and the type of partner you really enjoy going to dinner with!'
- 'Strong team, professional service, excellent ongoing support once a relationship has been established.'
- 'Steven Farmer has been an exemplary partner of the firm and supporter of the UK startup ecosystem.'
Key clients
- State Street Bank
- Trust Company
- Victaulic Company
- HM Electronics Inc
- SpyCloud Inc.
- Everi Payments
- 1stDibs
- Checkout.com
- Private Identity LLC
- The Campaign Registry
- iFLYTEK
- Gorilla
- Meta Platforms
- G.Network Communication
- AT&T
Work highlights
- Advised Everi on its $6.2bn merger with International Game Technology’s Global Gaming and Play Digital Business to create a comprehensive and diverse global gaming and fintech enterprise.
- Advised State Street Bank and Trust Company on its multi-cloud strategy with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.
- Advised Checkout.com on a range of data, ecommerce, IP, and payments arrangements.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Steven Farmer, Lee Rubin