IT and technology specialist Suzie Miles has been promoted to partner in the Bristol office of law firm Ashfords in the latest round of internal promotions.
Suzie, pictured, is in an expert in software licensing, IT and business process outsourcing, e-commerce enterprise IT. 
Having joined Ashfords as a trainee solicitor in 2010, she has developed a breadth of experience in drafting and negotiating commercial/IT contracts including for bespoke software development, support and maintenance and the provision of software and hardware for a range of deployment models.
She also advises on the entire sourcing cycle, providing pragmatic advice from the early stages of deciding how to structure a transaction, the strategy for purchasing within an existing IT estate or structuring a commercial model, through to contract negotiations, implementation and post contractual changes.
Suzie’s promotion, along with that of Lucy Woods in the firm’s public sector team in Exeter, takes the total number of partners in the firm to 76.
These announcements also build on other strategic appointments in the firm’s Bristol office over recent months, including Ed Hobbs (partner in banking & finance) and Ben Tarrant (legal director in real estate).
Ashfords partner and head of the Bristol office, Chris Dyson, said: “Suzie is a standout tech lawyer and a tremendous asset to the firm – I’m delighted to congratulate her on the recent promotion.”
Suzie added: “I am thrilled to join the partnership and look forward to continuing to work in such an ambitious and innovative firm.”
Ashfords employs around 500 people across its offices in Bristol, Exeter, London, Taunton, Tiverton and Plymouth.
