07 May 2026
Morrison Foerster Strengthens Technology and Transactions Practice with Three Partner Hires
"Morrison Foerster hires partners Mike Pierides, Will Holder and Oliver Bell to reinforce its Technology Transactions and tech-focused M&A practice."
Mike Pierides joins Morrison Foerster as a partner with a broad technology and commercial transactions practice. He brings extensive experience advising on major outsourcings, data privacy and cybersecurity, strategic restructurings, “GPU-as-a-service” transactions and technology mandates such as licensing and “as-a-service” arrangements. Pierides advises clients across AI, data centers, financial services and fintech, aviation and telecommunications. He joins from a U.S.-headquartered global law firm where he served as deputy leader of its technology, outsourcing and commercial group.
Oliver Bell will join Morrison Foerster as a partner in the coming weeks. His practice focuses on technology-led transactions, large-scale IT outsourcing and data center-focused mandates, advising global clients across the full outsourcing life cycle, disaggregation and exit from complex agreements, technology-related M&A, and data privacy and cybersecurity. Bell represents clients in technology, data centers, financial services, aviation, leisure, retail, automotive and the public sector. He joins from a U.S.-headquartered global law firm.
Will Holder arrives at Morrison Foerster as a partner with a tech and media-focused M&A practice that spans public and private M&A, joint ventures, private equity and portfolio company transactions, and general corporate matters. He advises global companies, asset managers and private equity houses on cross-border transactions across the consumer, sports, media, fintech and technology sectors, with particular experience in the music and fintech subsectors. Holder joins from another global law firm where he was a partner.