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Dan Reavill

Dan joined Travers Smith in 2001 and became a partner in 2007. He leads the firm´s intellectual property and technology practice and has significant experience in the exploitation of all types of IP, in particular advising upon numerous matters relating to branding, software and the internet.

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Head of Commercial, IP & Technology:
Tom Purton

Technology

“The staff at Travers Smith were supportive and the whole team is pragmatic. They are definitely commercial lawyers as opposed to academic point-scoring lawyers...”

Chambers UK 

We have recently advised:

  • Metro Bank, the first new UK retail bank for over a century, on its IT outsourcing contracts, software licences and IT maintenance and support contracts
  • Vue Cinemas, on its complex arrangements with Sony Europe Limited in respect of the digitisation of its cinematic estate
  • Data Locator Group, on its exclusive acquisition of the Friends Reunited database, together with advice relating to direct marketing and data protection compliance
  • BBI on the acquisition of a significant Oracle billing system for consumer gas supplies, including a "cloud computing" managed service which is provided off-shore
  • STA Travel, on the offshoring of its IT support services to South Africa and the termination of a number of key IT contracts
  • The Trainline.com, in relation to their cutting edge joint venture ''Accrington Technologies'' with Mersey Passenger Travel
  • L'Oréal, on a variety of IT contracts
  • Civica, on the acquisitions of IBS OPENSystems' revenues and benefits business and In4Tek

Other active clients include Eckoh Technologies, Western Union and Shepherd Neame.