Tom Pelham

Tom is the firm’s global head of cyber and data and he is based in our London office. 

Tom has extensive experience in advising on the management and containment of data breaches and the regulatory issues flowing from them.  He has acted on some of the world’s most high-profile international breaches as well as a huge variety of domestic cyber incidents involving ransomware, data exfiltration and system compromises. 

As well as managing the UK cyber and data team, Tom is responsible for the management, growth and development of the firm’s global cyber and data practice.  Tom’s aim is to cement the firm’s reputation as the world’s number one go-to firm for the management of global cyber incidents.

Tom is widely known as a co-host of Kennedys' Cyber Sounds podcast and as a regular speaker at events across the globe.  He is a member of the IUA Cyber Claims Committee and the FOIL Cyber and Digital Liabilities Sector Focus Group. He contributed to the latest edition of Kennedys’ Claims Handling Law and Practice Guide which was published in February 2021.