Chris Holder

Chris has over 30 years’ experience working in the technology sector and during that time has helped clients worldwide deal with most of the business and technical issues that they experience when implementing new technology solutions.

From the building of data centres to the implementation of AI solutions, from software and system developments to outsourcing and managed service agreements, Chris has helped clients navigate the numerous legal and commercial issues that they have faced and has worked on some of the largest transactions of their kind, both nationally and internationally.

Chris worked in-house with IBM UK and South Africa for seven years before moving back into private practice with global outsourcing experts Shaw Pittman in 1998. He helped to establish Shaw Pittman’s London office and turn that into one of the UK’s leading technology practices within a year of opening.

Since then, Chris has been a partner with two major IT law firms for close to 20 years, based in London.

He joins the Browne Jacobson commercial technology team to increase our capacity to advise clients in relation to the continuing challenges faced by businesses when dealing with technology change and transformation. This includes both the private and public sectors, with a specialist focus on large, complex digital projects and the procurement and governance of AI solutions.

Chris has assisted the UK Government and European Commission in relation to each of their early strategies and understanding of the implications of AI and robotics development and use.

He is a well known speaker in the legal technology sector, is a past chair of the Technology Committee of the International Bar Association and is currently on its Advisory Board, assisting the IBA in its work with the United Nations regarding the legal and ethical development and use of AI.

Chris has been consistently ranked in the top tiers of legal expertise by the leading legal directories for his work in the technology, outsourcing and AI sectors.