Band 4
Provided by Carys Whomsley
English, French and Russian
Carys is the Head of Digital Risk at Digitalis, leading open-source and digital investigations for clients across the legal, government and financial sectors. She specialises in multi-lingual, cross-border investigations for international disputes.
Carys has led successful investigations into numerous online disinformation campaigns targeting individuals, organisations and institutions, enabling the identification of hostile anonymous actors carrying out sophisticated attacks. She has supported litigation and other measures to limit their impact, and provides capacity building services to government departments and policymakers on detecting and countering online disinformation campaigns.
Carys also regularly advises private individuals and companies on mitigating security, privacy and reputational threats originating online.
Carys holds a Certified Forensic Investigation Practitioner (CFIP) qualification, and a Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance from the International Compliance Association. She completed a BA in French and Russian at University College London, and an MA in International Relations at the University of Manchester.
• Leading the Fight against Disinformation for Hire, TL4 Disputes Issue 3, December 2021
• Speaking in Code, Spotlight on the Digital Ecosystem (RAN, European Commission), March 2022
• Countering Corporate Disinformation in an age of ESG Scepticism, TL4 Disputes Issue 8, March 2023
• Disinformation in a Changing Online Information Landscape, Convergences Issue 20 (Club of Venice), December 2024
• Public Data, Private Risks: How LLMs Might Reshape Compliance Investigations, Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability Journal, June 2025
Provided by Chambers
Carys Whomsley is the head of digital risk at Digitalis, specialising in open-source and digital investigations for legal, government, and financial clients. She focuses on cross-border disputes and online reputation, privacy and security risks.
Provided by Chambers
Carys demonstrates an extremely sophisticated understanding of her clients' needs and works tirelessly to provide them with effective solutions.
Carys is a very impressive analyst with clear expertise in Russian matters.
Carys demonstrates an extremely sophisticated understanding of her clients' needs and works tirelessly to provide them with effective solutions.
Carys is a very impressive analyst with clear expertise in Russian matters.