Technology & IP Transactions

Joanna Thomson is a Partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Joanna’s practice focuses on the intellectual property, technology and data protection aspects of high-value and complex mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate reorganisations, securitisations and related transactions. She predominantly advises private equity firms and Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industry sectors, including software, pharmaceuticals, retail, consumer goods, hospitality, real estate and manufacturing (amongst others). Joanna has extensive experience with drafting and negotiating intellectual property and technology transfer agreements, intellectual property licences, development and collaboration agreements, transitional service arrangements, data transfer/sharing agreements and other commercial agreements.Joanna’s practice also extends to counselling clients on a broad range of European data privacy and security issues, including compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Speciailsing in IP, IT and commercial contracts. Working as part of the Technology, Media and Telelcommunications (TMT) team.

Worked as a trainee solicitor at one of Scotland's leading commercial law firms.

Worked as a politcal assistant to Alan Smith (MEP) whilst studying E.U. and international law at the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium.