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As a business operating in today’s increasingly regulated markets, you need to manage your commercial risk while achieving your business objectives. Your success is built upon the effectiveness and robustness of your relationships with third parties, whether they are your customers, suppliers or intermediaries. Contractual arrangements attuned to the sectors and markets in which you operate are key.

Whether you require advice on supply arrangements, services agreements, technology or telecommunications contracts, IP licensing, manufacturing agreements, consumer arrangements, software licensing, outsourcing or any other bespoke commercial arrangement, our specialists can guide you towards the best business outcome for you.

We are market-leading practitioners, and have shaped many of the landmark deals in the various sectors which we serve. This means that we do not simply counsel our clients on how to paper their transactions, but work with them from the start to come up with the structure which is most effective for them, and share with them our experience of the many other deals we have executed.

Our commercial lawyers also benefit from the support of colleagues expert in complementary legal areas. Tax lawyers ensure that contracts are tax-efficient and that any liability is properly allocated between the parties. Competition law specialists enable contracts to exploit rights or distribute products as effectively as possible, within the constraints of an ever-changing legal and regulatory framework.

We don't distinguish "legal points" and "commercial points". If an issue is relevant to the deal we are working on then we will understand it and help our clients to resolve it. We also understand that contracts are important for our clients, and time-pressured. Our clients don't need to explain to us that something is urgent or critical; we know already.

 
Dominic Dryden
Dominic Dryden
Partner
United Kingdom, London
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...
John Enser
John Enser
Partner
TMIC Practice Group Leader
United Kingdom, London
John provides commercial, regulatory and copyright law advice to clients across the Technology, Media and Communications sector, in particular, those offering audio and audio-visual content via digital...
Victoria Gaskell
Victoria Gaskell
Partner
UK Media Team Leader
United Kingdom, London
Victoria is a partner in the commercial media team with over 20 years' experience and co-heads the media practice. She focusses on commercial, regulatory and transactional work for the content and digital...
John Geddes
John Geddes
Partner
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
John leads the CMS Oil And Gas Team in Dubai, advising clients on transactions and projects in the oil and gas sector across the Middle East and North Africa. John focusses his practice on acquisitions...
Lee Gluyas
Lee Gluyas
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Lee is a commercial lawyer who specialises in the resolution of disputes, particularly those arising out of IT projects, outsourcing agreements, software licenses and contracts relating to the provision...
Angela Greenough
Angela Greenough
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Angela is a partner in our Financial Services and Products team, specialising in regulated financial services outsourcing, complex commercial contracts and the operational aspects of financial services...
Clive Gringras
Clive Gringras
Partner
Head of TMT
United Kingdom, London
Clive is an international-facing contentious and transactional technology lawyer working with Global 100 companies. Clive is trusted by these companies on high-stake matters ranging from first‑of‑a‑kind...
Tristan Hall
Tristan Hall
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Tristan Hall routinely advises professional service firms, directors and their insurers on the resolution of professional negligence claims that are made against them. 
Sarah Hanson
Sarah Hanson
Partner
Co-Head of the CMS Life Sciences & Healthcare Group
United Kingdom, London
Sarah Hanson is a Partner in the technology team and is a representative on the management committee of the CMS Commercial Law Group as well as being an active member of the firm’s Technology, Media...
Rebekah Hayes
Rebekah Hayes
Partner
Head of Production Finance
United Kingdom, London
Rebekah is a Partner in our Commercial team and is head of the Production Finance Practice. She has a breadth of experience in the film and television sector acting for both producers and financiers...