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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its global intellectual property practice with the addition of a new partner in Sydney, who joins from Bird & Bird.
White & Case has added a new IT and IP partner, who brings more than 17 years of experience to the firm.
Partner Nicholas Boyle was most recently a partner at global law firm Bird & Bird and was also previously a partner at DLA Piper.
He advises on digital transformation projects and complex commercial transactions, including those involving procurement, the design and implementation of complex IT systems, business process outsourcing arrangements, and the commercialisation of technology services and systems.
This experience, White & Case partner Brendan Quinn said, would meet increasing client needs within the firm’s IP practice.
“M&A and private equity transactions require significant transitional services agreements, which increasingly have heavy technology, data and cyber components and can lead to substantial IT migration and integration projects that require specialist advice,” he said.
“Nicholas’ broad expertise in IT, IP, cyber security and data protection make him a great addition to meet this need.”
Vice-chair and partner Oliver Brettle added that Boyle’s appointment would support the firm in growing its IT and IP capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.
“The expertise Nicholas brings supports the growing need for IT, IP and data protection capabilities in the wider Asia-Pacific region as we see more technology-focused M&A transactions, as well as supporting our other practices in the region, such as project development and finance, where IT and data are central to many projects, for example, data centres,” he said.
“His addition is also an important part of our strategy to build out our M&A team in Australia following the arrival of partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer in Sydney at the start of the year.”
This news follows the promotion of 49, including two in Australia, in December last year, as well as the poaching of two partners from A&O Shearman earlier that same month.
Earlier this year, after the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent letters to 20 law firms seeking information about their DEI-related employment practices, White & Case also discontinued its diversity and inclusion initiatives worldwide, following pressure from the Trump administration.
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
