Jonathan Kewley

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Jonathan Kewley is the Chair of the Clifford Chance Tech Group, a team of over 600 Tech lawyers globally. He was recently voted Partner of the Year at the British Legal Awards - which recognised his leadership in Tech as well as driving a more progressive workplace culture in law. He is a globally renowned expert on AI innovation and safety.

Jonathan is a trusted advisor to boards and senior leaders of some of the world's largest technology companies and investors. His work spans AI, cyber security, data and digital innovation. He leads projects in the Tech regulatory and transactional space. Alongside this, his public policy work with governments and regulators around the world helps to shape the future technology landscape.

He is the founder of an AI Ethics Scholarship at Oxford University to encourage people from disadvantaged backgrounds to study Computer Science. Additionally, he supports a program to ensure more girls study coding in local schools.

Jonathan was invited to speak at the world's first global AI Safety Summit hosted by the UK government, and in 2023 hosted a conversation between Sam Altman (founder of OpenAI) and 500 undergraduates in London on the impact of AI on our future.

In 2024 he received the honour of being asked by the City of London to deliver their Christmas lecture on AI at the Old Bailey. He speaks regularly to audiences around the world on the tech revolution, and works closely with universities and think tanks globally to help steer the development of AI policy. His views on Tech are frequently sought by BBC News, Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post and China Daily.

Jonathan is the proud father of two children, a boy and a girl. His wife is a doctor and football player.

Career

Hertford College, Oxford (MA, English) 2003

Joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 2005

Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (IP Law) 2009

Joined Clifford Chance 2014

Partner since 2017