England - London • Public sector
Bird & Bird LLP
Known for its expertise in and focus on technology-related work, Bird & Bird LLP handles a myriad of matters, including international healthcare projects, public and private sector partnerships, and investment within the sector. The team shows great aptitude for handling data protection matters for life sciences entities. Mark Hilton jointly co-heads the practice alongside Sally Shorthose, who has broad knowledge of IP transactions and life sciences regulation. David Ayers has longstanding experience in delivering healthcare projects relating to pathology services and data protection. Senior associate Ben Woodfield focuses on assisting clients with IT contracts and intra-NHS arrangements.
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Key clients
- Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Group
- NHS London Procurement Partnership
- New Landspitali Hospital
- Albion Capital
- Omnicell Group
- Doctolib Srl
- Tekacapital PLC
- Horizons Ventures
- uMotif Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust on critical IT systems or arrangements, and ultimately the strategy in relation to important suppliers and systems.
- Advising the Synnovis group on commercial contracting matters relating to its core pathology services contracts and its IT contracts.
- Advising New Landspitali Hospital on the entire procurement process and contracts in relation to the construction of a new university hospital campus in Reykjavik.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Hilton, Sally Shorthose