Michael Peeters

Michael is a Partner with over 25 years' experience of a wide variety of technology law areas including information technology and telecoms deals, outsourcing projects and computer and internet law. Much of his experience is international. Based in Leeds, he heads up our 300 strong Leeds office as well as the Northern Technology Law team.

• He has worked with a wide range of both suppliers and users of information and communications technologies (ICT):
• on the customer side clients he has supported have ranged from central government departments to financial services and international businesses;
  on the supplier side his clients have covered a wide spectrum from major systems integrators and leading BPO suppliers to niche software houses.

He regularly works on deals with an international dimension, often with similar experts from around the world. He is Secretary to (and future President of) the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) and regularly speaks at international conferences.

Michael is a recognised figure in the technology law arena with top listings in the legal directories for at least the last 15 years. He is the only lawyer in the North of England to be recommended in the 'International Who's Who of Information Technology lawyers' (independently researched) and one of just two (in the North) to be listed in the Legal 500 'Hall of Fame' for IT.

Endorsements

Michael Peeters has an enviable reputation for his work in a range of outsourcing, IT and telecoms matters. He has a thriving international practice and is well known in the market for acting on both the supplier side and customer side of IT deals. Chambers and Partners UK 2017 Edition, Information Technology

Michael Peeters is renowned for his expertise in outsourcing, telecoms and other IT-related matters, with deep experience acting for both suppliers and customers in complex and often international transactions. One client says: "He's very thorough, and when he goes to meetings he commands instant respect." Chambers 2019