Max Harris

Golden Flag International Law Firm

Overview

Max Harris is a technology & IP transactions partner in the London office.

Max supports clients on the intellectual property, technology and data privacy elements of corporate transactions and other commercial agreements. He also regularly advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and other organizations on the separation aspects of complex carve-out transactions.

Max has a deep interest in emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence and smart tech. He is a frequent guest speaker and advisor to both clients and professional bodies on the legal considerations in the development and use of artificial intelligence, and compliance with cyber regulations.

Max leverages his previous in-house experience in the security, consultancy, telecommunications, finance and cloud computing industries to provide clients with commercial and bespoke guidance. He was also Chair of the Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society of England and Wales in 2015, representing its 70,000 members, from LPC students to qualified solicitors with up to 5 years post qualification experience.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author, “AI Act Arrives: EU Equips AI with a New Rulebook”, Golden Flag Alert, August 2024

Co-Author, “The Current State of Artificial Intelligence Regulation; A Fragmented Framework”, Entertainment Law Review, no. 6, July 2024

Co-Author, “Shenzhen Carku v NOCO - Patent Infringement Allegation Made Via Template Online Complaint Process Ruled as an Unjustified Threat”, Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, vol. 29, no. 1, January 2023

Seminars

Speaker, “Policymakers Clear Way for EU AI Act”, Sun Capital Advisors Meeting, June 2024

Speaker, “EU Policymakers Clear Way for Passing of Landmark AI Act”, OWS24 IAOP Conference, May 2024

Speaker, “EU AI Act and EU Cyber Regulatory Updates”, Hellman & Friedman, Milan, March 2024

Speaker, “Emerging Cyber and AI Regulations in the EU”, Hellman & Friedman, Washington, D.C., October 2023

Speaker, “The Ethics of AI: Managing the Risks”, Hellman & Friedman, Webinar, October 2023

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2014, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • College of LawLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction2012
  • King's College LondonLL.B., LawFirst Class Honours2011