Ian joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland and has significant experience within the technology sector and private equity market.
He is especially recognised for his domestic and cross-border M&A work and his practice reflects a mix of corporate advisory work, acquisitions, disposals and equity and convertible debt financings for corporate and technology clients.
He is also the founder and former managing director of an investor funded, growth stage business in the technology/consumer sector.
Executive Board member and Partner, James Goold, said: "Ian's hire underscores our deep commitment to servicing the corporate needs of our clients in the technology sector at all stages of their evolution. His focus on M&A in this space, as well as his experience of advising private equity investors and management teams, adds even greater breadth and depth to our market-leading corporate technology team at a time when it continues to go from strength to strength. We're very excited to welcome Ian to the firm."