Experienced in advising on AI governance and regulatory compliance, the team at CMS is active across advisory, commercial and policy-driven mandates. Practice head John Buyers joined the team in August 2026, bringing extensive experience in EU AI Act and GDPR compliance, as well as licensing frameworks and royalty models. Matthew Bennett advises on AI contracting frameworks and EU AI Act guidance, while other team members contribute across governance, risk mapping and consultation work. The practice also handles AI-related copyright issues and transactional matters.
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Key clients
- Accenture
- AI Whistleblower Initiative
- Aora
- Augur Initiative
- Callosum Technologies Limited
- CoMind Technologies Limited
- Crisp Inc
- FF Group
- Geniez AI
- Hiro Capital
- Holistic AI
- Limbic.ai
Work highlights
Advised Microsoft on the protection and management of its European patent portfolio, including the drafting and prosecution of patents covering breakthrough technologies.
Advised Holistic AI on technical, governance and regulatory matters relating to the development and deployment of its end‑to‑end AI governance, risk and compliance platform.
Advised Pineapple Technology Limited (incident.io) on its USD 62 million Series B fundraising, supporting the continued development and international growth of its AI‑powered incident management platform and AI agent technology.
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Practice head
John Buyers
Other key lawyers
Matthew Bennett; Anthony Waller