Ed Rea is a co-founder and partner of Arbor Law. Ed is a highly-experienced technology and telecoms lawyer who advises clients on commercial technology and digital infrastructure projects, with particular expertise in the contracts, partnerships and delivery models that underpin the development, procurement and operation of technology and infrastructure assets.
Before co-founding Arbor Law in 2019, Ed spent eight years at Halebury, one of the pioneers of the New Law model, having previously served as Group Legal Counsel at Ericsson and as a Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie in London and Chicago.
Throughout his career, Ed has acted for many of the world’s leading organisations, including BP, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, JP Morgan, Ericsson, Starbucks, BSkyB, BT Plc, Virgin Media O2 and Expedia. He is regularly trusted by leading technology companies and communications service providers to lead negotiations on their most complex and business-critical agreements, bringing clarity, calm judgement and strong commercial focus.
Ed has been recommended in the Legal 500 TMT-IT/Telecoms as someone who “handles difficult negotiations admirably” and as “an expert in drafting, reviewing and negotiating technology-related contracts”.
Outside work, Ed enjoys watching rugby, fitness, riding his motorcycle, travelling, walking the dog and spending time with his family.
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