Oliver Howley is a Partner at Proskauer and Co-Chair of the firm's Technology Strategy Committee, advising new entrants and established leaders in the AI market across Europe and the US.
Oliver was recognized by the Legal 500 for his “niche in AI and robotics” before the launch of ChatGPT. In 2026, The Lawyer named him one of the 100 most impactful lawyers in the UK and described him as “among a small group of advisors shaping how AI is built, bought and governed in practice.” That same year, he won the Financial Times’ European “Innovative Practitioner” award for his work in the AI industry.
Oliver's clients include leading AI developers, enterprise users, data rights holders, and private capital investors. He advises them on:
- training data collection, model development, and compute procurement
- product launches and customer contracting
- regulatory compliance and risk management
- investment, procurement, and change management strategies
Client testimonials in the legal directories describe him as “a leading expert”, with an “unusual quality [of understanding] technical terms, including system architectures.” They also note that he “deeply understands market practice” and commercial priorities, with one client saying he has such “a deep understanding of our business … he may as well be sitting next to us every day.”
While based in London, Oliver spends significant time in New York and the Bay Area.
Education
- University of Nottingham, LL.B.
- BPP Law School, L.P.C.
Admissions & Qualifications
- United Kingdom
Awards & Recognition
Financial Times: Most Innovative Practitioner (Europe), 2026
The Lawyer: Hot 100, 2026
The Legal 500: Recommended for robotics and artificial intelligence, 2022
The Legal 500: TMT: Artifical Intelligence, 2027
The Legal 500: Rising Star (IT and Telecoms), 2022
The Legal 500: Rising Star (IT and Telecoms), 2021