Michael is Director of Legal Tech & Innovation at Arthur Cox, where he leads the firm’s forensic, eDiscovery and technology-enabled investigations capability across disputes, regulatory, employment and cyber matters.
A Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor, Michael operates at the intersection of legal strategy, forensic investigation, data analytics and commercial governance. He advises clients on the defensible management of complex, data-intensive matters, combining evidential rigour with structured, technology-enabled workflows.
He has overall responsibility for the firm’s digital forensics and investigations offering, including employee fraud and misconduct investigations, regulatory inquiries, competition authority reviews and large-scale litigation support. Under his leadership, multidisciplinary teams conduct forensic collections from laptops, mobile devices, email environments and cloud platforms, followed by analytics-led data refinement and AI-assisted review to accelerate insight while preserving evidential integrity.
Michael specialises in designing structured AI-enabled legal workflows that convert expert legal reasoning into scalable, repeatable processes. By integrating structured data inputs, controlled prompt frameworks and embedded risk-identification logic, he has accelerated contract review and complex advisory assessments, materially reducing turnaround times while enhancing consistency, auditability and governance standards.
In cyber incident response matters, Michael oversees rapid compromised-data assessment exercises. Using targeted search methodologies and advanced analytics, his team identifies affected individuals, assesses the scope of personal data exposure and supports regulatory notification decision-making. The firm’s capability also includes dark web monitoring and intelligence-led analysis of leaked or exfiltrated datasets using specialist forensic technologies.
He develops commercial and pricing models for technology-enabled services, enabling clients to understand cost drivers, data volume sensitivity and efficiency scenarios. By combining financial discipline with legal strategy, he supports transparent and informed decision-making at both partner and client level.
Michael is a member of the firm’s Incident Response Team, advising senior leadership on cyber risk mitigation, regulatory communication and crisis governance. With a background in financial services and Big Four audit, he brings a strong risk, controls and assurance mindset to complex investigations and regulatory engagements.
He is focused on modernising legal service delivery through disciplined innovation, responsible use of emerging technologies and the structured application of AI within professional standards.
Relevant Experience
- Led forensic investigations into employee fraud and misconduct, overseeing device imaging, data reconstruction, analytics-led review and evidential reporting.
- Directed rapid cyber incident data assessments, including targeted analysis of compromised datasets to determine affected individuals and categories of personal data exposed.
- Implemented dark web monitoring and intelligence review workflows to identify and assess leaked corporate information.
- Designed and deployed AI-assisted document review and advisory frameworks to accelerate first-pass classification, contract analysis and risk-based assessments in major investigations and regulatory matters.
- Managed complex and high-profile Data Subject Access Requests, embedding defensible analytics, privilege identification and redaction workflows at scale.
- Established secure digital evidence environments for regulatory inquiries and coordinated multi-stream disclosure programmes.
- Developed dynamic pricing and cost-modelling frameworks for technology-enabled services, enabling clients to forecast spend and evaluate efficiency gains with confidence.
