Mike Conradi

emphasis

• Telecoms - services infrastructure and regulatory
• Managed services
• IT and systems procurement
• BPO and IT outsourcing
• e-commerce
• Data protection and privacy
• Software development, licensing and support
• Commercial law

Representative Work

• Negotiating a GBP £100m+ long-term IT and telecoms outsourcing and data hosting services contract for a FTSE-listed international services company
• Advising the developers of a new US$50bn+ city on the key arrangements by which telecoms services will be provided
• Negotiating the purchase of an international long-term business-critical software solution for a large Scandinavian banking chain
• Advising one of the world's biggest airline caterers on an agreement to build and maintain new IT infrastructure covering around 30 different countries
• Advising on a US$100m+ submarine fibreoptic cable system in the Asia-Pacific region
• Acting on an investment into a business providing games and sporting content for mobiles
• Drafting telecoms legislation for the Croatian Government
• Advising a UK mobile operator on (business critical) national roaming regulatory requirements

About

Mike specialises in providing commercial and regulatory advice to businesses buying, selling, building or using technology and has a particular interest in communications matters.

Mike is ranked as one of the country’s leading telecoms lawyers by the various legal guides, one of which highlights his "ability to grasp complex technical points quickly," and his "skill in navigating through the constraints of a tough regulatory environment”.

Mike is the editor of the Communications Law Handbook, published by Bloomsbury Professional in November 2009, and is the author of PLC’s template Managed Services agreement. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences – topics from 2007-10 include submarine cables, Managed Services, MVNO regulation and UK telecoms regulation.

Mike joined Kemp Little in 2006, having previously worked as head of the technology practice at Stephenson Harwood and before then, for 8 years, at Baker & McKenzie in London and in Sydney.

Mike has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, where he was awarded a scholarship. He is admitted to practice in England and in New South Wales, Australia.