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Dominic Dryden

Partner

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Dominic is an award-winning Technology and Sourcing lawyer.  He has deep expertise in the structuring and negotiating of complex commercial transactions, in particular, IT and business process outsourcings and enterprise IT procurement.

Dominic and his team are described by Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading choice for contractual matters for many FTSE 100 clients, and his clients include BP, BAE Systems and Unilever.

It was Dominic’s involvement in a number of ground-breaking sourcing projects that led to his team being voted Law Firm of the Year at the GSA-Global Sourcing Association 2023 Awards for Best Practice in Strategic Sourcing.  His team is also ranked in the world's top 20 outsourcing advisors for 2023 by the IAOP.

Dominic was also included in the prestigious The Lawyer Hot 100, recognising his contribution to the industry, in particular, his client relationship achievements and high profile technology and sourcing work.

Dominic is also ranked as a ‘Star Lawyer’ by Acritas, and in The Best Lawyers for Outsourcing.

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"Dominic is responsive and knowledgeable. He's always on hand to discuss complex issues that arise on transactions and offer commercial pragmatic solutions."

Chambers, 2023

"Our lead commercial partner, Dominic Dryden, has a deep understanding of our business and requirements, and is pragmatic, collaborative and accessible. He ensures his team are always on hand to support us and that our needs are prioritised. They are a true extension of our team, and a valued business partner."

Legal 500, 2023

Dominic Dryden is "excellent on very large, complex outsourcings." He regularly advises prominent public companies on IT outsourcing.

Chambers and Partners, 2020

Recommended is the 'technically brilliant and talented' Dominic Dryden, who specialises in technology and sourcing.

Legal 500, 2020

"Dominic is brilliant; very smooth and unflappable, he's great to have in a negotiation and he takes the emotion out of things."

Chambers, 2019

Dominic Dryden has long-standing experience advising on enterprise procurement, business process and IT service arrangements.

Chambers UK 2017

One client notes that Dominic Dryden "makes the effort to understand client needs, support us, help and keep us up to date with developments." He leads the team and receives particular praise for his work in ITO and BPO mandates.

Chambers UK 2016

Relevant experience

  • BP on its strategic Operating Model 2.0 programme, one of the largest multi-vendor technology sourcing projects in the world by value.
  • Unilever on a 'first of its kind' global cloud project involving the integration of Accenture application technology onto salesforce platform technology.
  • FTSE 100 group on the procurement of its next generation HCM and Finance solutions from Oracle, one of the largest of its kind in the retail space globally.
  • BAE Systems on its transformative HR outsourcing to deliver a new technology platform and service delivery model across multiple regions.
  • Global telecommunications provider on its £1 billion strategic outsource and software partnership which will radically transform its global IT infrastructure.
  • Major financial institution on the procurement and implementation of its new Treasury platform powered by specialist technology provider Murex.
  • Multiple FTSE clients on their enterprise software and cloud procurements from the likes of Oracle, salesforce, IBM, Google and Temenos.
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Memberships & Roles

  • Global Sourcing Association
  • IAOP
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Education

  • 1997 – LPC (Distinction), College of Law, Guildford
  • 1996 – B.A. Law (First Class Hons.), University of Exeter
  • 1995 – B.Sc. Chemistry and Law (First Class Hons.), University of Exeter
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