Natasha Ahmed

Partner

Areas of Focus

Natasha Ahmed

Partner

nahmed@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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Biography
  • Represents clients on intellectual property, IT and commercial contracts.
  • Focuses on technology transactions, with a focus on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (AI).

Natasha represents technology sector clients, financial sponsors and sovereign wealth investors on cross-border transactions and domestic matters, providing intellectual property, IT and commercial contracts advice across a broad range of industries.

With a focus on emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, Natasha regularly advises clients on the launch of new services, and on cutting edge M&A transactions.

Before moving into private practice, Natasha spent five years in the in-house legal team of a global brand management company. Since moving into private practice, she has spent time as deputy general counsel on secondment to a global data and insights company.

Prior to joining Akin, she was a Partner at another leading international firm.

Representative Work
  • Advised Graphcore on its sale to SoftBank Group.
  • Advised Currencycloud on its £700 million sale to Visa.
  • Advised Marlin Equity Partners on closing its acquisition of minority interest in SmartCredit Limited.
  • Advised Cloudpipes Group Ltd on the completion of its sale to Quickbase UK Ltd.
  • Advised various global clients on the use and commercialization of AI technology.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Education
  • L.P.C., The College of Law of England and Wales, Distinction, 2013

  • M.A., University College London, Human Rights, 2009

  • B.A., University of Oxford, Jurisprudence, 2005

Bar Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions
  • Recommended Individual: TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): IT and Telecoms, Legal 500 UK 2025.

Speeches and Publications
  • Speaker, “AI Governance and Policies”, LegalTechTalk, London, UK, 13 June 2024.
  • Speaker, “Artificial Intelligence in Learning and Development”, Mindstone AI Meetup, London, UK, 12 March 2024.
  • Panelist, “Impact-Driven Frameworks for the development of human-centric AI”, Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Annual Summit, London, UK, 23 April 2024.

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