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Alexander Hendry Baker Botts Dubai
Alexander Hendry Baker Botts Dubai
Alexander Hendry
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alexander.hendry@bakerbotts.com
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Overview

Alexander Hendry is a Partner and the Head of Baker Botts’ Technology practice in the Middle East. He provides strategic advice on business-critical, first-of-their-kind technology projects, and the negotiation and drafting of complex technology contracts.

Renowned for his involvement in some of the world's largest, most significant, and most pioneering technology projects, Alexander has gained recognition as a "Rising Star" and a "Key Lawyer" for Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) by The Legal 500 EMEA (2023).

Alexander advises clients globally on legal and commercial issues relating to technology, with a particular focus on space and satellites, digital infrastructure, fintech, defense, enterprise IT, outsourcing, intellectual property, and data privacy. His experience also includes entertainment, sports, and media contracts, and technology regulatory compliance.

Alexander holds an APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (APM PFQ) from the Association for Project Management, and has completed CodeClan's "Coding for Professionals" course.

Admission & Affiliations

  • Solicitor, Scotland, 2010
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh 2010
  • LL.B., University of Edinburgh 2009
    with honours

Experience

  • Advising a leading U.S. space company on the international expansion of its launch service capabilities.
  • Advising a major global data center provider on its AI strategy.
  • Advising a leading U.S. energy company on its AI strategy.
  • Advising one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds on: (i) the establishment of an international, market-leading space and satellite company; (ii) the negotiation and drafting of business-critical technology and commercial contracts relating to the development, operation, and commercialization of a LEO satellite constellation; (iii) the acquisition of over 8,000 cell towers and the provision of tower services to multiple mobile network operators; and (iv) the establishment of an international, market-leading provider of IoT solutions.*
  • Advising a major national space agency on the development, implementation, and operation of a space flight program for manned and unmanned space missions.*
  • Advising a major GCC technology and tourism project on: (i) the establishment and operation of a world-leading hyperscale data center; and (ii) its groundbreaking legal framework, including its IP, technology, and digital laws.*
  • Advising an information technology company, contracted to provide a national customs clearance solution to a MENA government, on the procurement, implementation, and operation of a cutting-edge blockchain solution.*
  • Advising a major GCC entertainment and tourism project on: (i) all aspects of its technology contracting strategy; (ii) the procurement, implementation, and operation of multiple business-critical technology solutions and related services; and (iii) a business-critical technology contract dispute with SAP.*
  • Advising a leading global private equity firm on the establishment of a joint venture to commercialize a blockchain-powered trading solution.*
  • Advising an international financial services and brokerage firm on the procurement, implementation, and operation of a new brokerage platform.*
  • Advising a major global e-commerce and payments company on: (i) the negotiation of cobranded credit card agreements with two major international banks; (ii) the negotiation of a complex acquiring services agreement with a major international bank; and (iii) multiple business-critical technology and fintech matters.*
  • Advising a major GCC venture capital fund on: (i)the establishment of a first-of-its-kind digital bank; and (ii) the procurement, implementation, and operation of multiple business-critical banking solutions.*
  • Advising a world-leading, state-of-the-art GCC super hospital on: (i) the procurement, implementation, and operation of a SaaS enterprise resource planning and project management solution; (ii) the procurement, implementation, and operation of a cutting-edge biotherapies solution; and (iii) the procurement, implementation, and operation of multiple mission-critical healthtech and technology solutions.*
  • Advising a GCC government on the procurement, implementation, and operation of a cutting-edge, AI-powered big data analytics solution.*
  • Advising a major global insurance company on the outsourcing of its global data storage infrastructure.*
  • Advising a major GCC technology company on: (i) the creation, implementation, and operation of national digital healthcare platforms; and (ii) the creation, implementation, and operation of a procurement platform for medical and pharmaceutical supplies.*
  • Advising a major international bank on the procurement, implementation, and operation of software and services to transform the bank’s business-critical core treasury and investment management systems.*
  • Advising a major international bank on the procurement, implementation, and operation of a business-critical core banking solution.*
  • Advising a major international bank on the procurement, implementation, and operation of software and services to transform the bank’s business-critical call center infrastructure.*
  • Advising a major global internet technology company on the outsourcing of its business-critical content moderation functions.*
  • Advising a major global logistics company on the outsourcing of its business-critical global call center infrastructure.*
  • Advising a major global bank on the procurement, implementation, and operation of a digital enterprise communications solution and related services from Microsoft. *

*Prior to joining Baker Botts

Awards and Community

Recognized in The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023 as a "Rising Star"

Recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023 as a "Key Lawyer"

Recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA, 2022 as "an upcoming star of the practice in Dubai"

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