Alexander Amato-Cravero
Alexander leads the firm’s Emerging Technology Group in the UK, US & EMEA. He specialises in helping businesses in all sectors navigate legal and regulatory challenges when developing, using and investing in advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, the metaverse, blockchain, and digital assets such as crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Alexander is an experienced technology lawyer and head of Herbert Smith Freehills' Emerging Technology Group in the UK, US & EMEA. He is an advocate of digital change and provides commercially-focused legal advice on advanced technologies across the full spectrum of web3 and artificial intelligence. He advises the full breadth of businesses, from innovative start-ups to trailblazing incumbents, in all sectors including technology, consumer, and financial services.
Alexander also co-heads of the firm's Digital Law Group, where he oversees a global team of technology skilled lawyers who drive the digital transformation of law, including through the development and use of cutting edge legal technologies such as smart legal contracts and generative artificial intelligence (GAI).
Alexander is an active member of the emerging technology, legal technology, and start-up communities. He sits on the Steering Committee of Global Blockchain Convergence and is a member of the W3C group on rights automation for market data licences.