Expertise

Michael has spent his entire 30+ year career immersed in technology law, supporting a range of large organisations with procurement projects for complex ICT services and solutions. 

Michael's experience includes:

• UK Government: Leading many major ICT procurement projects for various UK central departments including with strategic software licensing and related technology law advice as well as the use of frameworks (having advised CCS on the establishment several of the main IT related ones).  For example, recent support for several UK central government departments procuring cloud ERP solutions. 
• Financial Services: Supporting a range of major financial services clients from global insurers and challenger banks to the UK’s leading Building Societies and TPA (third party administration) providers, with major technology procurement and advisory projects including pensions administration and the applicable UK FS regulatory framework applicable to such deals.  These deals sometimes have an international dimension.
• Michael’s long-standing experience of dealing with Tier 1 suppliers and managing major IT procurement projects make him a real asset to clients on these often challenging projects.
• Handling innovative technology deals, for example 5G telecoms roll-out projects for leading suppliers and complex multi-party CRM and contactless ticketing solutions for 2 of the UK’s largest Passenger Transport Executives.
• Supporting health providers and agencies with a range of MedTech/HealthTech work.