Sidley announced that Clive Gringras has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice in London. Before joining Sidley, he was head of the Technology, Media and Telecoms practice at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang.
Gringras is a leading international-facing contentious, AI, and transactional tech lawyer. And his practice focuses on bet-the-company litigation and technology-rich cross-border transactions, including advising on regulatory investigations and litigation, antitrust, and a wide range of AI and cyber issues.
He is acclaimed as a leading lawyer to global technology companies, has 27 years of experience, and received Microsoft’s Law Firm Leader Award. And his disputes work includes consumer defense, antitrust and a wide range of enforcement matters, IP disputes, and cybercrime. His work includes advising on large-scale licensing, collaboration, and development agreements.
Gringras has been called to give evidence to four UK Parliamentary Inquiries on spam, information security, AI and regulation of the Internet.
Sidley’s London office is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has continued to attract leading practitioners including Jay Sadanandan, Sam Hamilton, Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, and Ben Wright (Leveraged Finance), Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak (Capital Markets) and Ben Thompson (Energy Infrastructure Finance).
Sidley counts 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of $3.2 billion, and experience that spans 158 years. And with 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial and financial hubs across the world, Sidley’s perspective and reach are truly global.
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“Clive is a known leader in helping our existing clients in the technology sector navigate through complex regulatory issues and investigations, including the cutting-edge legal developments in AI. As regulators increase their enforcement powers from rapidly evolving technology laws, we anticipate more of our clients seeking the highest level of strategic legal advice from Sidley’s global platform across four continents.”
- Yvette Ostolaza, Chair of Sidley’s Management Committee and Executive Committee member
“Clive’s reputation as a leading contentious and transactional lawyer is second to none. He is an exciting addition and will help meet the demands of our clients who are faced with the most complex cross-border regulatory, investigation, and transactional matters.”
- Tom Thesing, managing partner of Sidley’s London office and a member of Sidley’s Management and Executive Committees
