Dan Hedley

I’m an IT and tech lawyer…and a self-confessed nerd. I retrained as a lawyer after a career in the IT industry, which gives me an appreciation of the practicalities behind the legal work. I’m well-placed to give sensible, holistic advice to businesses of all sizes - from large multinationals to three person start-ups - on things like software licensing, cloud services contracts, software development projects, digital media and adtech, data protection and open source compliance.

My recent work highlights include:

• advising a software and professional services vendor on a mainframe re-hosting project for a major telco;
• advising a global law firm on its procurement of a new cloud-based document management system;
• advising a global media brand on the data protection aspects of an acquisition; and
• advising an MSP on a financial services outsourcing.

 I like to understand the commercial and operational drivers behind each project. That takes time. But I believe it’s worth the effort. As well as satisfying my endless curiosity about how different kinds of businesses work, this approach means I can be much more useful to a client. And ultimately much more efficient.

 Taking an effective, efficient approach is the ethos that lies at the heart of Tacit Legal. By being responsive and offering actual advice on what our clients should do - rather than sitting on the fence - we’re able to get our clients’ deals done in a sensible and proportionate way.

 Ultimately I believe our way of working will enable us to develop into a top tier tech and media boutique, with a strong blend of managed services and traditional lawyering.