Jon Edgell is a partner in the London office and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group and Global Sourcing Group.

He is one of the UK's leading outsourcing lawyers. He advises clients on complex IT outsourcing transactions and business process outsourcings involving human resources, facilities, payroll, accounting and other systems and processes. Mr. Edgell has particular experience with the Indian outsourcing market.

Mr. Edgell's clients include banks, insurance companies, airlines and major international companies and, while his practice is primarily focused on outsourcing customers, he has also advised vendors in the outsourcing sector, giving him a deep understanding of the commercial drivers behind outsourcing deals. His practice also spans information technology and e-commerce matters.

His recent deals have included advising on a range of IT and outsourcing transactions for a leading high street bank; advising Skandia UK on an outsourcing deal whereby Skandia will outsource application optimization, including development, maintenance and support (across all platforms) and remote infrastructure management to HCL; Cathay Pacific in connection with the outsourcing of its global desktop and IT infrastructure; Lastminute.com in connection with a deal which involved a major systems procurement and integration; and Cargolux, the biggest cargo airline in Europe, on its combined joint venture and outsourcing to create CHAMP Cargo Systems, the world’s only organisation solely dedicated to the provision of outsourced IT solutions for the air cargo industry.

Mr. Edgell was awarded a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath in 1989 and qualified as a solicitor in 1996.