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From scaling start-ups to global innovators, we help technology companies grow, protect their ideas, and stay compliant. Fast, practical advice from experts who understand your world.
110+
years of service
30
experienced partners
200+
advisers and growing
Legal expertise to power innovation across the tech sector
Smart legal support for technology businesses
We help technology businesses tackle legal challenges quickly and effectively. Whether you’re navigating compliance or planning for growth, we provide clear, proactive advice grounded in real-world tech sector knowledge.
Legal partners for fast-moving innovation
The technology sector moves fast and so do we. Whether you’re a start-up, scale-up or established company, we offer practical support to help you seize opportunities and avoid pitfalls. We speak your language and work at your pace.
"There is a depth of knowledge in the team, with a variety of specialist practitioners." Legal 500 2027
Expert advice across the tech legal landscape
Our commercial and corporate lawyers advise on commercial contracts, software licensing, IP protection, investor support, data privacy, and more across the entire innovation ecosystem, including FinTech, EdTech, MedTech, AgriTech, GameTech, ConsumerTech, as well as the tech and game sectors, generally.
Alongside our commercial and corporate teams, our specialist employment lawyers can help tech businesses navigate workforce challenges with clarity and confidence. Whether you are scaling your team, managing remote workers, or protecting sensitive IP, we work seamlessly with your leadership and HR teams to ensure your employment practices are legally compliant whilst also supporting innovation and growth. We collaborate closely with your team to reduce risk, solve problems and keep your business moving forward.
Our key services
The areas our technology solicitors can help you with include:
Our experience in technology law
- Helped a leading product and technology consultancy streamline its contract processes and trained commercial teams on legal implications.
- Structured supplier and customer agreements for a physical gaming start-up combining movement, technology and immersive design.
- Acted for a UK-based game developer in a complex, high-value collaboration with a US telecoms firm over 5G deployment.
- Drafted supplier and consumer-facing contracts for an EV charger manufacturer, including B2B/B2C documentation and warranty terms.
- Negotiated international government contracts for an AI-led marine sustainability company deploying tech across jurisdictions.
- Created a full suite of commercial contracts for a global innovation consultancy, from NDAs to master service agreements.
Our expertise
- Service contracts (customer and supplier)
- Manufacturing and distribution agreements
- Technology transfer agreements
- Collaboration agreements
- SaaS, PaaS and cloud services agreements
- Advice on free and open-source software (FOSS) terms
- Software and IP licensing agreements
- Data protection and GDPR compliance
- Shareholder and investor agreements
- Employee contracts and incentive schemes
- IP strategy, protection and exploitation
- Commercial disputes and IP infringement
- Fundraising, VC and private equity support
- Tech business sales, mergers and acquisitions
- Website terms, policies and e-commerce compliance
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning, and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
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We advise technology businesses on commercial agreements, including software licensing, IT services, SaaS and technology supply contracts. Our experienced team also provides dispute resolution and litigation support, working to achieve practical, negotiated solutions or, where necessary, resolution through the courts.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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“Client communication is excellent. Over a period of time, we have built good relationships with the personnel in the firm who have a good grasp of our business and its needs. Calls are always returned quickly, and discussions are kept concise and to the point. There is an understanding that we want to keep opinions commercial and ‘on message’. We feel that the team has grown with us.”
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“The team at Tees is fantastic: knowledgeable, technically skilled, commercially astute, and always goes the extra mile for their clients. They know how to prepare a case and provide commercial and legal advice that is exceptional.”
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“The standout partners for us are Lucy Folley, who handles the bulk of our commercial business, and Robert Whitaker, who efficiently handles employer-side HR legal problems with commercial wisdom.”
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