Annabelle Gold-Caution has been聽hired as a solicitor in the Technology, Outsourcing and Privacy (“TOP”) team at Fieldfisher.
Gold-Caution joins the聽European聽law firm鈥檚聽Manchester office from Burges Salmon, strengthening both the growing Manchester TOP team and Fieldfisher’s reputation as a regional technology powerhouse.
The TOP team works with a raft of household names, including the BBC, Pearson, Citigroup and Accenture.
Managing Partner Ian Austin, who heads up the Fieldfisher聽Manchester office, said the appointment will only enhance the TOP team鈥檚 reputation as a market leader.
鈥淎nnabelle is a skilled solicitor who has expertise in a wide range of matters,鈥� he said.
鈥淗er appointment also strengthens what is already a hugely talented specialist tech team within Fieldfisher Manchester鈥檚 growing office at the Freetrade Exchange on Peter Street. We only hire the very best in class and Annabelle joining very much represents that ethos.鈥�
Gold-Caution studied at the University of Oxford and the College of Law in Manchester, and is a Committee member of the Junior Lawyers’ Group for the Society of Computers and Law. She will report to Sam Jardine, Partner in the TOP team in Manchester.
She will advise on a range of matters including IT and BPO outsourcings, data protection (including cross-border issues), cloud computing and SaaS, eCommerce, intellectual property and software licences.
Gold-Caution said: 鈥淚 am genuinely delighted to have joined Fieldfisher. The firm has a fantastic reputation in Manchester, the UK and around the world.
鈥淚t鈥檚 also an exciting time to be working as a solicitor in a city like Manchester, as technology businesses based here are very much growing and thriving.鈥�