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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Norton Rose Fulbright has demonstrable experience advising on large-scale innovative IT projects, such as technology joint ventures, consortia and collaborations involving emerging and disruptive technologies. The practice is also well-versed in M&A, technology-related disputes and competition matters. Sean Murphy, who assists clients on the development and deployment of financial services technology, jointly leads the team alongside Oliver Stacey and James Russell, who specialises in outsourcing and IP. Finance expert Daniel Metcalfe advises on cross-border transactions involving towers, cable and data centers, while Marcus Evans  handles data protection, privacy and cyber security mandates.

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  • ‘Capability to keep looking for solutions despite pressure.’

Key clients

  • Airband Community Internet Limited
  • AT&T
  • BNP Paribas
  • Cognizant
  • Community Fibre Limited
  • Coventry Building Society
  • Coveo
  • Etisalat
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HSBC
  • Modern Times Group
  • National Digital Infrastructure Fund (Amber Infrastructure)
  • Orange S.A
  • PayPal Inc.
  • Safaricom
  • TowerShare
  • Vodacom / Vodafone
  • Qualcomm

Work highlights

  • Instructed by Qualcomm in defending an opt-out collective claim which has been brought against it in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of a class of consumers by the Consumer Association, Which?
  • Advised a consortium, led by Kenya’s Safaricom and including Vodafone, Vodacom, BII and Sumitomo, on its winning bid for Ethiopia’s first telecoms license for $850 million, following a competitive, two-year auction process.
  • Advising Cognizant on its agreement to acquire Mobica, an Internet of Things (IoT) software engineering services provider.

Lawyers

Leading individuals: IT

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sean Murphy, Oliver Stacey, James Russell

Other key lawyers

Daniel Metcalfe, Marcus Evans