Tom Whittaker

About

Tom is Head of the firm’s AI Department (Advisory).

He is also a director and solicitor advocate in the Technology team.

He regularly advises and trains clients on AI regulation and legal risk. Tom is recognised by Chambers and Partners as a global market leader in AI law (2024 and 2025). He wrote the chapter on Public Law and Procurement Law and AI in the practitioner’s textbook the Law of Artificial Intelligence, alongside co-authors Rebecca Williams (Professor of Public and Criminal Law, University of Oxford), Azeem Suterwalla KC and Will Perry (Monckton Chambers) and Burges Salmon colleagues.

Tom holds multiple specialist accreditations in AI and, separately, electronic disclosure technology. He is part of various AI working groups and has lead responses to multiple government consultations related to AI. He is a member of the Society for Computers and Law AI committee. He has also spoken at various conferences on AI and, separately or together, disclosure, including Legal 500 Commercial Litigation conference, Society for Computers and Law AI conference, and the Responsible AI and Risk Management Summit. Tom was recognised as lawyer of the year at Bristol Law Society awards 2024 for his work regarding AI.

Tom also regularly advises clients on commercially significant and complex civil disputes, investigations and inquiries for a wide range of corporate and government clients across different sectors. Tom’s focus is on disclosure and evidence management. His experience includes leading disclosure workstreams in litigation, regulatory investigations, and inquiries.  Tom’s specialism includes the use of AI in disclosure and he co-wrote the ILTA best practice guide to GenAI in eDiscovery.