Hamza has over 15 years’ experience advising clients in the health and social care sector. His key clients include medtech and digital health companies, NHS commissioners and providers, independent operators of health and social care, at-scale providers of primary care services, and voluntary sector organisations.

He has advised on a number of projects with an international focus, including advising clients on inward investment projects into the UK, as well as leading on multi-jurisdictional projects alongside an international team of lawyers.

He has advised on a broad range of matters, including major strategic procurements, public/private sector collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory due diligence, and highly regulated commercial contracts in the health and social care sector.

Hamza’s experience in advising health and social care sector clients means that he is expert in understanding the regulatory framework that they operate within; his commercial advice is provided in that context.

Hamza is recognised as a leading individual and highly ranked in both independent legal directories. He is also a lecturer at NYU Law School on UK healthcare law.

Featured expertise:

• Advising a range of new market entrants seeking to establish digital health solutions in the NHS on commercial, regulatory and strategic matters

• Advising a national commissioner on the commercial and procurement aspects in a competitive process for a major strategic procurement process to roll out medical technology across the country, focussed on better access to cancer diagnostics

• Advising a medtech company on its contractual arrangements for collaboration with NHS Trusts/FTs for the provision of capital equipment

• Advising various integrated care systems in the NHS seeking to integrate commissioning governance,and allow for a more co-ordinated provision of health and social care services

• Lead Partner supporting Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on their merger