Eleanor Williams
Osborne Clarke LLPHandling both large projects and disputes in the technology and telecoms space, Osborne Clarke LLP is a popular choice for a broad range of clients looking for support with issues such as cloud migration, technology procurement, and software licensing. Under the leadership of Will Robertson, who also heads the firm’s commercial practice, the South West offering is based in Bristol and works closely with the London team to advise regional and international companies. Litigation specialist Charlie Wedin and the technology and commercial transaction-focused Tom Harding are further key names in the group. Emerging technologies and digital transformation form part of Eleanor Williams‘ advisory offering.
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Testimonials
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- 'The advice to the business team is practical, understandable and takes into consideration the business risk and market practise.'
- 'Will Robertson is our go-to partner and we couldn't do without him. He's approachable, knowledgeable and gets us and our approach. Highly recommend Will and his team.'
Key clients
- Department for Transport
- National Grid Electricity Distribution
- Vocovo
- Vodafone Limited
- Triver
- Bristol Airport
- Wales and West Utilities
- Barratt
Work highlights
- Instructed to act for Vodafone in a case dealing with a number of preliminary issues, with the most important question around how an operator could renew an existing Code agreement, when a third party secured a concurrent lease over the site.
- Acting as Barratt's sole external counsel for commercial, data and technology and supporting Barratt with a number of projects including cloud migrations, software procurement and internal problem detection and management.
- Advising Bristol Airport on commercial transactions and disputes work, supporting on a number of tech projects involving surveillance technology, IT services agreements and virtual power purchase agreements.
Lawyers
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Leading partners
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Will Robertson
Osborne Clarke LLPPractice head
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Will Robertson