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Gideon Shirazi
Position
Barrister with a broad commercial practice with expertise in banking and finance; commodities; construction; energy; civil fraud; insurance and reinsurance; international arbitration; professional negligence and shipping. Gideon has a rapidly developing reputation for his work in tech & IT with experience in disputes concerning data protection, fraud, hacking and intellectual property.
Career
Called 2012, Lincoln’s Inn; pupillage 4 Pump Court (2012-2013); tenancy, 4 Pump Court (2013 to date). Publications of note: Professional Negligence and Liability (Informa), ‘To what extent does the section 33 contract differ from an orthodox contract’ (2013) 34 Company Lawyer 4, ‘Decommissioning in the UK Continental Shelf: A Litigator’s Perspective’ [2015] IELR 192
Languages
French, Hebrew.
Memberships
Combar; Tecbar; PNBA; LSLC; YMP; LCLCBA; Society for Computers and the Law; IRLA.
Education
Hasmonean High School; Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (2010 BA & MA Maths 1st).
Leisure
Gym, travel, theatre, history and science.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Gideon Shirazi –4 Pump Court ‘Gideon has a great grasp of the details.’
London Bar > Construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Gideon Shirazi – 4 Pump Court ‘Able to assimilate information quickly; a calm, persuasive advocate; easy to work with; good at developing a strategy.’
London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Gideon Shirazi –4 Pump Court ‘He’s really strong on technology and IT disputes. He has a very perceptive mind, and he will look at disputes from every angle, identifying innovative arguments and differing ways of solving problems.’
4 Pump Court is ‘a true IT specialist set’ with ‘excellent IT disputes counsel at all levels’ covering the full breadth of technology and telecoms matters, including artificial intelligence, IT outsourcing matters such as syndicated services, software licensing and developing agreements. Alex Charlton KC acts for the claimant, leading Iain Munro in Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd, a TCC dispute in relation to a failed project implementation for visualisation sales systems, raising issues of unlawful termination, misrepresentation, and damages – Terence Bergin KC and Matthew Lavy KC appeared for the carmaker. Charlton KC also appeared for the claimant in IBM v LzLabs & Others, which includes claims for breach of licensing agreements and injunctions in relation to mainframe software, while Lavy and Gideon Shirazi are instructed as opposing counsel. Lynne McCafferty KC is appointed advisor on the independent advisory panel concerning the Post Office Horizon scandal, alongside Charlton KC and Benjamin Pilling KC.
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Gideon Shirazi–4 Pump Court ‘Gideon is very responsive and proactive.’
Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial
(Leading juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Gideon Shirazi – 4 Pump Court ‘Boldness, creativity and calmness under pressure.’