Ms Tamsin Blow > CMS > London, England > Lawyer Profile

CMS has extensive experience advising clients on commercial and public law disputes, particularly within the energy and media sectors. Leading the team, Dan Tench has an in-depth knowledge of competition and media law, which he combines with his aptitude for complex judicial review cases. Tamsin Blow is a further standout lawyer with experience handling matters for clients within the gambling sector.

CMS is highly regarded for its ‘great depth of experience and expertise‘ across the gamut of media and information law matters, acting for both claimants and defendants, with a strong focus on clients from the energy, finance, and media sectors, as well as HNWIs. Leading the practice is Dan Tench, who brings extensive experience in defamation, data protection, and privacy matters. He is supported by Tamsin Blow, who excels in investigations and provides reputation management, data incident and crisis management guidance to major corporates and their officers.

The CMS gambling group stands out for its ‘deep industry knowledge’ and full-service approach, leveraging the firm’s broad expertise across commercial, regulatory, tax, and intellectual property disciplines to enhance its gambling practice. The team is further strengthened by its significant international reach. The practice is led by David Zeffman, a seasoned advisor known for his commercial and regulatory knowledge. Rob Willis is a key figure in corporate matters, with a focus on M&A, joint ventures, fundraisings, and corporate reorganisations. Co-head of the tax team, Stephen Hignett, brings valuable experience in UK tax issues relevant to the gambling industry. Tamsin Blow is noted for her expertise in navigating enforcement actions by the Gambling Commission. Anna Soilleux-Mills offers deep regulatory knowledge, while Alasdair Lamb is recognised for advising prominent clients on regulatory and compliance matters.

‘Continuously focused on generating victories for clients’, CMS‘ fraud team in London leverages the firm’s enviable banking client base, particularly in relation to financial fraud. The group is also supported by the firm’s highly regarded regulatory lawyers. Other areas of expertise are energy-related mandates, along with corruption, tax evasion and money laundering cases. The firm additionally has a robust cyber fraud practice, with its breach response service covering 70 jurisdictions worldwide. Praised for his ‘intellectual dynamism and brilliance’, commercial litigator Bernard O’Sullivan is a specialist in asset recovery, civil fraud and regulatory issues; Andrew Taplin‘s broad fraud practice ranges from multi-jurisdictional claims involving HNW individuals and their corporate vehicles, to employee fraud, payment fraud claims for banks, and business and share sale-related fraud, dishonesty and concealment claims; Tamsin Blow represents both claimants and defendants in multi-jurisdictional fraud cases; Luke Pardey is ‘fantastic’; and Eoin O’Shea is a highly regarded fraud and financial crime practitioner. In April 2024, Nadia Latti was promoted to partner, ‘a role she has been owning for some time’, while Anita de Villiers has notable experience in fraud proceedings (both in the UK and Australia).