Marcus is involved within a global team of lawyers advising G-SIFIs, life sciences, private capital firms, media companies, and other large corporates on legal and regulatory issues relating to generative AI. Marcus has a particular focus on advising businesses on how to manage legal risk and regulatory compliance through effective AI policies and governance.

As part of his work with the Markets Innovation Group, Marcus has experience creating and developing a number of tech-focused client solutions, with a particular focus on AI-enabled platforms for scalable document digitisation.

Previously, Marcus had experience advising large financial institutions on legal issues relating to IBOR transition and the impact on the cash and derivatives market globally, including a secondment to a leading global bank to assist their legal team in coordinating their global IBOR transition.

Marcus was previously in the Derivatives and Structured Finance practice. Marcus has experience of OTC derivatives products across various asset classes and works on a variety of hedging transactions, including hedging aspects of real-estate finance and project finance. Marcus spent time working in New York, during which he advised the ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for the Americas.

Whilst working in Markets Innovation Group:
 
  • ContractMatrix was developed by MIG, a system that uses AI to enhance contract drafting, review and analysis. This involved the first ever collaboration to develop a software product between a law firm and Microsoft. This system is used extensively within the firm and also by clients.
  • We became the first law firm in the world to deploy generative AI at an enterprise level with the roll out of Harvey in November 2022.

These innovations received widescale coverage in press, including the Financial Times and other leading international publications.