Tom Sharpe

He specialises in AI procurement, governance, and regulatory compliance, working with both emerging AI companies and established market leaders navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Tom works at the bleeding edge of AI, advising on emerging issues such as agentic commerce.

Tom brings hands-on industry insight from strategic client secondments, including to Capgemini where he led the design and implementation of a global AI governance programme and negotiated with major AI vendors alongside regional counsel and senior stakeholders.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

• Advised FTSE 100 business on AI strategy, governance and deployment at enterprise, senior stakeholder and C-suite level.
• Advised NASDAQ 100 company on global AI inventory, use case review, AI Act categorisation and compliance road mapping for high-risk applications.
• Advised global digital travel platform on worldwide rollout of a number of agentic AI tools.
• Advised a leading luxury fashion brand on AI governance and EU AI Act compliance.
• Developed template AI contracts and associated playbooks for a global cybersecurity company.