Paris Smith LLP dispenses specialist advice to SMEs in the region on a full range of matters including procurement projects, system integration and development, Saas subscription contracts, IT outsourcing, post-M&A IT separation issues, and data protection compliance, among others. Practice head Crispin Dick is highly experienced on commercial and IT matters. Ryan Mitchell is another important name of note on the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Crispin Dick has excellent industry knowledge and did not just help us draft our necessary legal documents but also alerted us to other potential pitfalls. Being a company centred around the use of AI, we are determined to do it legally and well. Crispin was able to guide us adequately.’

  • ‘Excellent client service and responsiveness. Always commercially focussed and delivered in a timely manner. We have worked with Crispin for a number of years and he is an invaluable support on all our in-house legal work.’

  • ‘Crispin Dick is outstanding in his delivery of timely and commercial advice. We are extremely grateful for the work that Crispin and his colleague Ryan Mitchell have done to support our business over recent months whilst our business has been entering into a number of new commercial contracts.’

Key clients

  • Loan Market Association
  • Rightszone
  • Langwith Research
  • Searchlight Cyber
  • SUSE Software Solutions
  • Beyond Encryption
  • Merchant Technology Marketing
  • The European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Work highlights

  • Advised SUSE Software Solutions on an agreement for the supply of software support services to a multi-national telecoms company.
  • Advised the Loan Market Association on the procurement of a new CRM system for its membership base.
  • Advised Langwith Research on the terms of service and GDPR implications of providing their brand new, AI driven, market research tool to customers.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Crispin Dick

Other key lawyers

Ryan Mitchell