Dan Burge

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Dan is a leader in the Technology and Telecoms (TMT) practice, based in London and advising on a broad spectrum of IT and telecoms projects. He has wide experience of leading large-scale strategic technology procurement, business process re-engineering and outsourcing projects, and of supporting IT separation programs to make divested companies self-sufficient of their former group in an accelerated timeframe. Dan is a trusted advisor to his clients and his deep experience of transactions in the energy, technology, transport, retail and FMCG fields ensures that he is uniquely placed to help them realize the full value of their technology investments, even on the most complex and challenging projects.

Dan offers strong analytical and commercial skills with wide experience of working with all of the major suppliers working in the marketplace. He has delivered significant projects for ERP implementations, system integration, software development and build/operate/transfer (BOT) arrangements, software and system maintenance and support, AI, cloud migration, integration and management (both as part of wider services and on a standalone basis), software audits, cybersecurity, network procurement and deployment, and a variety of XaaS deals – including PaaS, IaaS, SaaS and DaaS.

Dan has been recognized by legal directories for more than 15 years on a UK-wide basis as a leading lawyer in outsourcing, IT and commercial contracts. According to the 2019 edition of Chambers, clients describe Dan as "amazing at negotiation" and "incredibly smart and pragmatic" and the 2018 edition described him as "a go-to lawyer for the suppliers and customers of major outsourcing and technology transactions" and reported that "clients say that he is knowledgeable, smart and an excellent negotiator". The 2022 edition of Legal 500 named Dan as a leading lawyer for technology matters.