Lisa McClory

Lisa is Of Counsel in the emerging technology team at CMS UK, specialising in global projects involving the application of new technology and advanced data-driven systems, including crypto, digital assets, DeFi, AI, trade finance and digitalisation, quantum, robotics and space ventures, sustainable business and green investment.

She works on corporate finance, venture capital, regulatory, data and commercial projects, assisting clients with a strategic overview of new regulatory challenges and creating bespoke legal approaches that blend a practical and nuanced understanding of law, data systems and technology.

Lisa is Honorary Professor of Law in the Queen Mary University of London School of Law, a member of the Law Society of England and Wales Technology and Law Committee and of the Design Board of the open source legal standards and metadata project, noslegal.org. She is a LawtechUK tech mentor and has the Open Data Institute Data Ethics Professional qualification. Lisa represents the UK Law Society on the UK Civil Justice Council AI Working Group.

Prior to her role as Counsel at CMS, Lisa has worked for 25 years as a solicitor and innovation lawyer with 12+ years specialist tech and innovation experience, delivering cutting edge projects for multinational clients involving the application of law, technology and data science, including as legal engineering lead for a big4 accounting practice and as senior knowledge lawyer for a magic circle firm and digital technologies lead for a global fintech practice.