Callum is Head of Technology and Commercial and leads Burness Paull's Band 1 ranked Technology practice. He has worked in the field of information and communications technology law for over 25 years and has a life-long passion for technology. He specialises in a broad range of technology and sourcing projects for clients on both customer and supplier side, principally in the regulated utilities, financial services and public sectors. This includes ICT procurement and sourcing, enterprise cloud and digital transformation deals, and AI and cyber advisory work. Callum is a recognised thought-leader in Technology, having been named in the UK Lawyer magazine’s “Hot 100”, in The Times’ Digital List of 100 people from Scotland’s digital technologies industry who are “changing the world”, and is a past winner of the Leadership Award at the ScotlandIS Digital Tech Awards. He is a published co-author of “Outsourcing” (Globe Law & Business), and features in a number of other publications, including “LinkedIn for Lawyers” (2nd. Edition, LexisNexis NZ). He also blogs and speaks regularly at conferences, tailored client training, and on webinars. Callum is a serving Board Member of ScotlandIS (the representative trade body for the digital industries in Scotland), a former member of the Scottish AI Alliance Leadership Group, and part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Assets Expert Reference Group. He is also a former member of the Law Society of Scotland Technology Committee. Callum has in-house experience, having completed a six-month senior secondment to the legal team at Clydesale Yorkshire Bank (now Virgin Money).
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property / Information Technology
Data Protection
Electronic Payments
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property / Information Technology
Data Protection
Electronic Payments
Industries
Information Technology & Cybersecurity
Industries
Information Technology & Cybersecurity
Language Skills
English
Language Skills
English
Specialty Groups
Bio
Callum is Head of Technology and Commercial and leads Burness Paull's Band 1 ranked Technology practice. He has worked in the field of information and communications technology law for over 25 years and has a life-long passion for technology. He specialises in a broad range of technology and sourcing projects for clients on both customer and supplier side, principally in the regulated utilities, financial services and public sectors. This includes ICT procurement and sourcing, enterprise cloud and digital transformation deals, and AI and cyber advisory work. Callum is a recognised thought-leader in Technology, having been named in the UK Lawyer magazine’s “Hot 100”, in The Times’ Digital List of 100 people from Scotland’s digital technologies industry who are “changing the world”, and is a past winner of the Leadership Award at the ScotlandIS Digital Tech Awards. He is a published co-author of “Outsourcing” (Globe Law & Business), and features in a number of other publications, including “LinkedIn for Lawyers” (2nd. Edition, LexisNexis NZ). He also blogs and speaks regularly at conferences, tailored client training, and on webinars. Callum is a serving Board Member of ScotlandIS (the representative trade body for the digital industries in Scotland), a former member of the Scottish AI Alliance Leadership Group, and part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Assets Expert Reference Group. He is also a former member of the Law Society of Scotland Technology Committee. Callum has in-house experience, having completed a six-month senior secondment to the legal team at Clydesale Yorkshire Bank (now Virgin Money).
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