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Sam is a partner at CYK specialising in a broad range of tech disputes, including cyberfraud, cryptoasset and software licensing disputes. He is a co-founder of the Tech Disputes Network and a regular contributor to industry and legal publications on technology and law.
Mike is a vice president at Bench Walk Advisors, where his responsibilities include providing structured finance for parties seeking funding in relation to tech disputes. He is a co-founder of the Tech Disputes Network and the author of numerous publications on technology and law
Chloë is a barrister practising at 3VB. She has advised on and appeared in a number of cases raising novel points about the status and regulation of cryptoassets. She has written and lectured widely on a number of topics relating to cryptoassets and smart contracts and is a contributing author to COMBAR/ChBa’s joint responses to the Law Commission on its cryptoassets and smart contracts projects.
Peter is a leading senior junior and accredited adjudicator practicing out of prominent TCC set Keating Chambers, with a particular specialism in technology disputes and other forms of technical litigation, in which he is ranked as a leading practitioner. Prior to coming to the bar, Peter spent a number of years working as a software developer, and he is a regular contributor to leading practitioner textbooks.
Nathan is a director at Fieldfisher whose practice focuses on cross-border asset recovery, enforcement and investigations. He is also a specialist in theft of confidential information claims, which typically involve elements of technology and cybersecurity. Nathan advises cryptocurrency exchanges in relation to UK court actions and frequently writes on crypto asset matters. He is named as a ‘Rising Star’ and ‘Associate to Watch’ in the Legal 500 and Chambers guides respectively for Civil Fraud.
Valya is an experienced associate in the commercial disputes team of international law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, with over a decade of legal experience. Valya specialises in dispute resolution of complex cross-border disputes. She has a particular interest in AI and its applications within the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as well as in relation to blockchain.
Sam is a barrister at Twenty Essex and a well-regarded tech disputes specialist. He is one of the authors of The Legal Statement on the Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts (often considered to be the most authoritative statement regarding the status of cryptocurrency under English law), has appeared in some of the most groundbreaking litigation of recent years relating to AI and cryptoassets and is ranked in Global Data Review’s “40 under 40” list of the world’s leading up-and-coming data lawyers.
Rebecca is a barrister at the country’s leading tech disputes set, 4 Pump Court. She has published widely on the topic of technology and the law, is a contributing author to “The Law of Artificial Intelligence” and previously worked for a prominent cloud computing services firm.
Richard is an independent expert specialising in dispute resolution and dispute avoidance in connection with the procurement and application of technology in the public and private sectors. He is highly experienced, boasting 30+ years of advisory experience and having been involved in 200+ matters as an expert, with a particular specialism in major IT project failure issues.
Matthew is a barrister at leading commercial and technology disputes set Twenty Essex. He has recently been named as a rising star in Legal 500, is the author of practitioner textbook “A Practical Guide to Cyber Fraud Litigation” and is regularly instructed in relation to tech disputes matters, particularly those with a fraud and/or cybersecurity element.
David is global head of Pinsent Mason’s cyber practice and one of the country’s leading technology disputes lawyers. He has decades of experience assisting pre-eminent technology sector clients, latterly as a senior member of one of the world’s pre-eminent TMT law firms.
Nicola is a civil fraud specialist and a partner at Quillon Law LLP. She represents tech firms across a range of commercial disputes, and has advised claimants and defendants in crypto fraud proceedings and on the recovery of crypto assets. She regularly speaks and writes about digital assets law and regulation.
Genevieve is a partner at global disputes powerhouse Stephenson Harwood. She is regularly acknowledged as a leading practitioner and frequently acts for tech sector clients, including on some of the most high-profile tech disputes of recent years, such as the ongoing group claim brought by 1,000+ companies against Visa and MasterCard.
Tom is a managing associate at the leading employment law boutique BDBF, prior to which he spent many years working for a number of the world’s best-known law firms. He is ranked as a leading lawyer in his field and is particularly focused on technology issues in the context of complex employment disputes.
Liz is a Senior Associate at Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP. She specialises in financial services, technology and fraud disputes, with a particular focus on crypto and digital assets. She also has a wide regulatory advisory practice and represents crypto-businesses who are subject to FCA enquiries in this field.
Helen is a barrister practising at Outer Temple Chambers, one of the pre-eminent sets in the field of digital assets. Helen has acted in a number of commercial and civil fraud cases with a tech focus including nanotechnology and digital assets, and she appeared for one of the successful defendants in one of the first bitcoin misappropriation cases to be heard in the Commercial Court.
Gideon is a barrister at the country’s leading tech disputes set, 4 Pump Court, and a well-regarded tech disputes specialist who is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the leading juniors for IT work, as well appearing in Global Data Review’s “40 under 40” list of the world’s leading up-and-coming data lawyers.
Quentin is a barrister at the country’s leading tech disputes set, 4 Pump Court, with a particular specialism in technology and IP disputes, about which he lectures about at Cambridge University. Prior to coming to the bar, Quentin was an executive at a US venture capital company and the founder of a patents research company, which affords him a unique mix of commercial, technical and legal insight.
Dominic is a partner at ONC Lawyers, one of the largest and best-regarded law firms in Hong Kong. A former banker, Dominic specialises in dispute resolution, including cyber-security, data security and other tech-disputes related matters, about which he is both a leading practitioner and a much-published thought-leader.
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