Angus is an IP specialist with a particular focus on advising clients on the IP aspects of commercial and corporate transactions in a range of sectors including Financial Institutions, Asset Management, TMT and Energy. He also specialises in copyright and breach of confidence/trade secrets disputes arising out of employee moves.
Angus is head of FinTech at Simmons & Simmons. He has been recognised as a ‘leading individual’ for FinTech in Legal 500 since 2017 and was inducted into the Legal 500 ‘Hall of Fame’ for FinTech in 2022. He is also recognised as a global ‘Thought Leader’ for FinTech in Who’s Who Legal. Clients describe Angus as “outstanding” and “commercial, responsive and thoughtful in his approach” (Legal 500) and “finely attuned to their needs and great at delivering results” (Who’s Who Legal). He is also noted as a “key member of the FinTech community” (Legal 500).
Angus teaches the IP aspects of the Corporate and Commercial transactions module on the Oxford University Graduate Diploma in IP law and practice. He is also the Contributing Editor of the FinTech edition of Lexology’s Getting The Deal Through; a multi-jurisdictional guide that answers the key legal and regulatory questions affecting FinTech companies across 31 countries.
