Taylor Wessing launches dedicated Tech City office
Lawyers Simon Walker, Mark Barron, Glyn Morgan, David de Ferrars, Graham Hann, Paul Callaghan, Peter Jackson, David Kent, David Mardle, Howard Palmer
International law firm Taylor Wessing announces a dedicated Tech City office in the heart of east London.
The announcement is made following the steps taken by companies such as Google and Firebox to locate in the area and is indicative of Taylor Wessing's commitment to helping UK and international technology companies, as well as reflecting their strong expertise in this sector. Taylor Wessing currently acts for a number of the fastest growing technology businesses in the UK as listed in the UK Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which they also sponsor and support.
The office, where partners and associates from teams across the firm will rotate occupancy, is based in east London's Tech City. The teams that are initially rotating at the premises (which holds four workstations) include TMT, Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Tax and Incentives, Inward Investment and Employment. Drop in clinics for each of these specialist areas will be available for technology companies in the area to obtain legal support.
In addition to fee-earners working in the area, Taylor Wessing is offering technology firms an online legal resource through its TWTechFocus website, and is also hosting regular events in Tech City, most recently at The Trampery on 'setting up a company and how to secure funding'; where the team was joined by guest speakers including <//span>Eric van der Kleij (CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation) and Anil Hansjee (ex-Head of Corporate Development, EMEA, Google).
Simon Walker, partner leading the dedicated Tech City team comments:
"Entrepreneurship is increasingly recognised as an important driver of economic growth and innovation. As such, we see companies in Tech City as an area in need of dedicated investment. Our office in Tech City brings us closer to the businesses of tomorrow and allows us to help them grow by sharing our experience and understanding of the issues they face. We want to ensure we are supporting these firms from the centre, not the sidelines."
