Tom Whittaker Senior Associate

Tom is a senior associate and solicitor advocate in the dispute resolution team. He regularly advises clients on commercially significant and complex civil disputes for a wide range of corporate and government clients across different sectors.

Tom has published articles in:

• Society for Computers and Law journal on: boardroom approach to artificial intelligence risk; and explainable machine learning);
• R3 (Insolvency) magazine on data mapping in insolvency; and
• The Commercial Litigation Journal on: contractual discretion; and use of technology in investigations.

Tom spoke on FRP Advisory’s podcast 'Unchartered: a new dawn' (here) on technology in forensic investigations.

Tom is on the Electronic Discovery Reference Model project team to improve data mapping in eDiscovery. Tom has specialist accreditations in document review and analysis platforms Relativity and Brainspace.

• Advising an accountancy practice in preparation for and response to regulator requests and investigations. 
• Advising a transport client and a renewable energy manufacturer on internal investigations for, respectively, potential regulatory disclosures and potential litigation.
• Advising trustees of pension schemes in their professional negligence claims against former administrators and actuaries. 
• Advising public bodies on their disclosure obligations and managing the disclosure process.
• Advocating on behalf of insolvency practitioners in respect of applications under the Insolvency Act 1986.