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.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Roch Glowacki has been at the forefront of the evolving AI regulatory landscape for many years, well before most of his peers and senior partners at other firms. He is extremely well-positioned to advise on complex AI matters because of his multidisciplinary expertise across IP, commercial and data, as well as knowledge and experience. He has a fantastic understanding of what has been going on in this space and is likely to happen in the market, and leverages that knowledge to his clients' advantage to help them make informed decisions. He combines the exceptional level of sophistication and service expected of a top lawyer with the pragmatism and technical expertise of an in-house tech lawyer.’
‘Roch Glowacki has great understanding of the evolving AI landscaping and provides a very pragmatic approach to contracts for AI.’
‘Roch Glowacki and the broader Lewis Silkin team are incredibly well joined-up and regularly produce high quality thought leadership content across a broad range of AI-related topics.’
- 'Roch Glowacki’s passion for technology shines through at every step and means that he is able to navigate novel and complex legal issues with ease.’
‘Easy to understand, pragmatic advice on what can be an overly complicated topic.’
‘JJ Shaw and the team and Lewis Silkin have been fantastic in helping us push forward with the use of generative AI in a safe and legal way for our clients. Where others don't seem to be aware of the different technologies, Lewis Silkin have kept up to date on the advancements, making our conversations incredibly worthwhile.’
‘The team are great - they're super responsive and very diligent.'
Key clients
- Voicify.ai
- DAACI
- Analytics Engines
- Publicis Sapient (MMS UK Holdings Limited)
- Omnicom
- Edgify AI
- Harri Technologies
- Valeo Group (France)
- Number 8
- AudioStack – AI Voice
Work highlights
- Advising one of the world’s largest advertising agency networks on designing and implementing its AI strategy including drafting guiding principles, putting in place a governance framework, drafting policies, procedures and checklists on AI as well as advising on IP ownership and infringement issues on use of AI.
- Advising Voicify AI, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence voice platforms, on their licencing deals on a global basis, as well as dealing with key legal, commercial, and regulatory issues.
- Advising a database software provider that provides real-time data for AI on the implementation of a CV sifting tool, including advising on the data protection and employment issues around deployment of the tool and negotiating the contractual provisions with the vendor.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Davies, Cliff Fluet, Bryony Long, Ali Vaziri