Simon Briskman | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

My career has coincided with a dramatic shift in the way we think about and interact with technologies. I have worked at the forefront of technology change from the earliest commercialisation of the web to emerging privacy and online regulation helped build the communication networks we rely on and advised on the cloud, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence. My work has also developed new models for outsourcing and offshoring, and brought contracting practice in line with agile development.
 
My expertise spans the network, broadcasting, mobile, cloud, server and supercomputing infrastructure. On the software side, I have advised extensively on development, licensing, open-source and SaaS models. I have helped develop security and interoperability standards. My advisory practice covers data exploitation, artificial intelligence, and new contracting models.
 
My clients include financial institutions and other organisations who are highly regulated including in education, healthcare, and telecommunications. My clients include both Fortune 500s and high growth companies in emerging technologies and fintech.
 
My goal is to support clients in navigating complexity by delivering certainty and simplicity. I have helped several FTSE 100s through crises from collapsed suppliers to data breaches; contract failures to outsourcing exits and major renegotiations.  I have learned from the toughest situations what really matters and I bring those skills to projects often ranging in the £100s millions or more in value.

Awards & recognition

Awards & recognition

Client
He's a brilliant IT law expert with great commercial acumen and a remarkable ability to explain complex matters and offer clear solutions
Client
He knows his stuff and is a great deal enabler
Client
[Simon is] totally switched on for what in-house counsel is looking for and very user-friendly and responsive

Authored pieces

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Technology and Data
Insight

Are you ready for DORA? An IT supplier's guide to compliance

05.04.2024
IT suppliers are facing a greater wave of DORA requests from their financial services clients.
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Press Release

Fieldfisher advises eEnergy Group plc on the sale of its energy management division

18.03.2024
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Press Release

Fieldfisher partners with Australian legal tech firm to launch revolutionary data breach manager

05.09.2023
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Press Release

Fieldfisher configures technology offering as new Technology & Data Group

20.10.2022
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Insight

Does Brexit have a silver lining for the UK fintech industry?

12.01.2021
The UK's exit from the EU has thrown up both possibilities and problems for UK fintechs.  
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What others say…

Client
He's a brilliant IT law expert with great commercial acumen and a remarkable ability to explain complex matters and offer clear solutions
Client
He knows his stuff and is a great deal enabler
Client
[Simon is] totally switched on for what in-house counsel is looking for and very user-friendly and responsive