Technology & Innovation

"It's the right level of expertise for our kind of work at the right price point."

Chambers UK 2025

"The team have a pragmatic, commercial approach and have lots of experience in geospatial data licensing. Overall, they are timely and responsive, giving clear guidance and flagging areas of concern."

Legal 500 2025

"Michelmores have worked with us for a number of years, they are approachable, transparent, and provide pragmatic, commercially focused work. They have a great understanding of our business and the wider industry and are responsive to our needs."

Legal 500 2025

"Tom Torkar provides pragmatic, commercially focused advice, and has a great understanding of our business and industry, while Chloe Vernon-Shore is skilled at co-ordinating workloads."

Legal 500 2025

Ahead of the curve – with passion and precision

By listening carefully, working closely and moving swiftly, we provide sophisticated and pragmatic advice to a broad range of clients – from start-ups and disrupters with unicorn ambitions to global corporates harnessing technology to evolve and transform.

Our experts offer their insight and expertise to businesses in AdTech, data and digital content, artificial intelligence, cyber security, FinTech, agritech, blockchain, EdTech and gaming spaces.

Trust us for advice and practical solutions on contentious and non-contentious issues, including commercial contracts, corporate journeys from inception to IPO, data protection and privacy, outsourcing, intellectual property (IP), corporate finance and tax. We regularly support clients on international challenges concerning licensing, IP, distribution, corporate deals – and much more.

Big ideas, personal approach

Turning big ideas into reality often involves risk. But we’re ready to turn challenges into opportunities with a combination of extensive expertise and a personal touch – helping scale-up businesses raise funds and evolve in exciting new ways.

With our miventures package of tailored legal services for scale-up businesses and mainstream angel investment network, we connect tomorrow’s big ideas with the advice, people, and funding, that make them happen today.

Michelmores partnered with Women in Telecoms & Technology (WiTT) to host a Women in Tech event on 8 November 2023 in celebration of women entrepreneurs working in the tech sector. Click here to watch the recording.

Recent experience

Advising Novum Securities and Oberon Investments on the AQSE listing of Time to Act plc

Advising Gamesys and Ballys on acquisition and global distribution of gaming content

Advising leading provider of geo-spatial and environmental risk data and legal tech to the property sector Landmark Information Group (a Daily Mail and General Trust company), on its agreements with data providers, developers and customers

Advising Novo Holdings and DSM Venturing on their Series A investments into Deep Branch Biotechnology, a UK-based carbon recycling biotechnology company

Advising Intelligent AI on its pre-seed fundraising led by RLC Ventures and its subsequent seed fundraising led by SuperSeed

Advising Mindful Chef, a disrupter in the recipe box sector, on several rounds of fundraising and the sale of a majority stake to Nestle

Supporting Limitless Technology leading globally in the “gig economy” with a crowd-sourced customer service solution. We helped conclude agreements with key brands such as Microsoft, Unilever and EBay

Advising Committed Capital on a number of EIS investments into tech businesses

Advising Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and DSM Venturing on their Series A investments into Additive Manufacturing Technologies Limited, a developer of post-processing machinery for 3D printed parts

Advising StopNCII.org/SWGfL on its collaborations with social media platforms such as TikTok and Bumble as industry partners using their tool to report, track and remove non-consensual intimate images

Advising Bamboo Finance and DOEN Foundation on their respective Series A and Series B investments into BBOXX a provider of technology and financing across Africa

Advising Triodos Bank, one of the world’s leading sustainable banks, on the launch of its crowdfunding platform.

Advising Natural Capital Research a data-led science-based business which specialises in measuring and mapping natural capital assets on its early stage investment rounded led by Schroders and Oxford Sciences Innovation

Advising a UK automotive ecommerce company on its seed investment into Marketparts, the first global marketplace for after-market automotive parts

KEY CONTACTS
Tom Torkar
Tom Torkar
Partner
TEAM
Richard Cobb
Richard Cobb
Senior Partner
Jayne Clemens
Jayne Clemens
Partner
Helen Hutton
Helen Hutton
Partner
David Thompson
David Thompson
Partner
Anne Todd
Anne Todd
Partner
Harry Trick
Harry Trick
Partner
Robert Forsyth
Robert Forsyth
Partner
Emily Aggett
Emily Aggett
Senior Associate
Philippa Collison
Philippa Collison
Senior Associate
Nathaniel Lane
Nathaniel Lane
Associate
Philip Mole
Philip Mole
Associate
Sam Kewellhampton
Sam Kewellhampton
Associate
Moya Smith
Moya Smith
Associate
Charles Frost
Charles Frost
Associate
Tatiana Menezes
Tatiana Menezes
Solicitor
Emma Cheshire
Emma Cheshire
Solicitor
Gemma Simpson
Gemma Simpson
Strategic Sector Lead
Rachel Sessions Hodge
Rachel Sessions Hodge
Senior Business Development Executive