Rowan Armstrong
Partner
London
rowan.armstrong@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2737
Rowan is a Partner in the commercial digital and sourcing team in London. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex outsourcing, technology and commercial contracts across all sectors - in particular, financial services, media and technology. Rowan is focused on ensuring that client contracts and transactions achieve business objectives and maximise value from a commercial, risk and regulatory perspective.
Rowan advises UK and international clients on a broad range of ‘supply chain’ contracts and revenue generating arrangements which underpin business, including technology and business process outsourcing, contractual joint ventures, content and rights licensing, services, sponsorship, agency, distribution and e-commerce. He also has a deep understanding of UK and European financial services operational resilience laws and regulations. In addition to drafting and negotiating contracts, Rowan uses his expertise to advise on the risks and opportunities that lie within contracts in the context of large scale digital transformation and supplier optimisation programmes as well as M&A and corporate carve-outs.
Clients value Rowan’s leadership, innovation and pragmatic approach to delivering legal advice. Rowan is a recommended lawyer in the 2026 Legal 500 directory in TMT (IT and Telecoms), as well as in commercial contracts. Prior to joining Browne Jacobson in 2024 he was a commercial and technology law partner at EY.
Expertise
Featured experience
Streaming services
Advising a global streaming technology company in relation to its arrangements with a major UK broadcaster.
Global bank
Advised a global bank on re-contracting with over 150 of its critical suppliers on new contractual terms.
Material outsourcing
Led a major transaction advising a global professional services firm on the creation of a new multi-jurisdictional business line in a regulated industry, including the provision of outsourced IT and back-office services.
Supplier optimisation
Advised a FTSE100 company on an IT supplier optimisation programme to achieve cost savings, whilst ensuring operational resilience.
Testimonials
"I really appreciated [Rowan’s] extraordinary effort, commitment and expertise - which has been noted by, and impressed, all."
“fully engaged, knowledgeable about the subject and extremely personable”, with the team he led “exceeding expectations”
“Rowan's contributions, insights and leadership were incredibly valuable – positively challenged our thinking and helped us stay ahead of the market.”