Alexander Milner-Smith > Lewis Silkin > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The team at Lewis Silkin has recently been renamed to reflect a growing focus on cybersecurity work, in addition to its more established data and privacy strengths; newly promoted partner Ali Vaziri is spearheading this area. The group is particularly well regarded by clients from the technology, financial services, retail and advertising sectors. Alexander Milner-Smith and Bryony Long jointly helm the department, while Tom Ford is a key name.

Hailed for being ‘super responsive’ and ‘very diligent’, Lewis Silkin has vast expertise in IP ownership and infringement issues, generative AI-based matters, and corporate transactions within the AI space. The firm’s reach is broad, representing both start-ups and multinational corporations, with Oxford-based co-head James Davies being highly knowledgeable on the intersection between employment law and AI. The other three co-leads, Cliff Fluet, Bryony Long, and Ali Vaziri are all London-based, each bringing vast insight into AI policies and procedures to the outfit, alongside copyright infringement and data privacy knowledge. Tarun Tawakley and Alexander Milner-Smith are both additionally cited as key contacts.