Acuity Law's commercial and technology team services a strong and growing roster of clients in the sector across a myriad of their commercial contract and transactional needs. Team lead Declan Goodwin is well versed in advising early-stage as well as mature tech companies, including recently helping a number of greentech companies on the drafting of their commercial contracts with customers. The firm's growing emphasis on servicing start-ups has also led to a separate internal sector team, headed by corporate partner Tom Saunderson, which aims to concentrate resources throughout the firm to help start-ups grow their businesses through funding, assist with their operational needs and advise on any exit strategies, should this be required. Rachelle Sellek advises on a variety of commercial contracts in the sector, particularly supply agreements, as well as data compliance for tech clients.

Led by the 'vastly experienced and skilled' Matthew Gough, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP has broad and deep expertise in the tech and IT space, be it for advising large corporates, including Thames Water, on their strategic technology and IT infrastructure contracts, or suppliers of IT/tech solutions on procurement arrangements. The team also excels at handling work at the intersection of financial services and technology, whether it be standalone regulatory advice or support for M&A transactions in the sector, including for core client Pollen Street Capital. Eve England is a key member of the team and regularly handles large digitisation projects for clients. Both England and Gough also have niche consumer law expertise, which has seen them particularly active of late in advising on AI use for consumers as it gains mainstream appeal.

Drawing upon a 'depth within the team that a client can rely on quantitatively and qualitatively', Geldards LLP is able to handle a significant range and volume of tech and IT-related contract work for clients in the public and private sectors. Team head Justin Harrington, who has vast technical knowledge and is able to 'think very broadly and imaginatively', remains the main draw of the practice, advising on complex UK-wide technology deals, including for end users and suppliers on IT services within the heavily regulated financial services sector. Many of the firm's mandates also include aspects of "big data", and team members are all well-equipped to advise on attendant data protection issues.

Appreciated for its ‘practical and cost-effective service’, as well as its ability and willingness to be engaged with the latest market trends, Harrison Clark Rickerbys has quickly gained traction since establishing an office in Cardiff in 2020. Much of the firm’s success in the area can be attributed to the efforts of ‘knowledgeable and commercially astute’ team head Nicola McNeely, who is skilled at ‘explaining the most technical of subjects in a straightforward and meaningful way’, including blockchain and NFT matters. Another key practitioner is the vastly experienced data protection/cyber security expert Kerry Beynon, who joined in March 2024 from an in-house role, replacing David Beynon who became general counsel in the tech sector.

Leveraging an impressive cadre of long-term commercial clients, including within the rail, financial services, gaming and utilities sectors, and also instructed on an ad-hoc basis, Hugh James regularly advises end-users and suppliers across a range of technology and IT-focused contracts. Under the guidance of Aled Walters, the team has developed a strong grounding in software and cyber-security IT matters, as was recently underscored by its advice to Cardiff University on the establishment of its new Cyber Innovation Hub. Telecoms-related work is invariably handled by commercial property partner David King, who specialises in advising on telecoms leases, the acquisition of telecoms sites by investors and operators, and the decommissioning of telecoms sites. On the contentious front, Tracey Singlehurst-Ward regularly oversees IT-related contract disputes as part of her wider commercial litigation prowess.