“Usman Wahid is a forward-thinking technology lawyer whose blend of private practice expertise and legal tech innovation places him at the forefront of modern commercial law. His ability to align legal strategy with business reality ensures clients benefit from advice that is not only technically robust, but genuinely transformative in a digital age.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Usman Wahid is a London-based technology transactions lawyer and legal tech founder, with a background as a Partner at both KPMG Law and international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner.

He advises at the intersection of law, technology and business, with a strong focus on technology transactions, outsourcing, legal innovation and the future of contract management. Alongside his legal career, he is now building VennSpace, a technology platform designed to improve B2B relationship lifecycle management for legal, procurement and sales teams.

What Usman Wahid does

Usman specialises in technology and outsourcing law, with experience across a broad range of commercial and strategic matters, including:

• Technology transactions and outsourcing agreements
• B2B commercial contracting and contract strategy
• Legal technology and legal operations
• AI governance, AI risk and regulatory issues
• Business partnering between legal, procurement and sales teams
• Digital transformation and professional services innovation

His work has spanned sectors including financial services, transport, utilities, retail and the public sector.

Why he stands out

Usman combines more than two decades of top-level private practice experience with the mindset of a technology founder. That gives him a rare ability to understand not just how contracts are negotiated, but how legal teams, commercial teams and procurement functions actually work together in practice.

He is particularly strong on making legal function more strategic, helping businesses move beyond legal process for its own sake and towards legal support that drives better commercial outcomes.

His commentary and thought leadership also show a clear commercial style. He focuses on practical legal tech adoption, better contract negotiation, and how lawyers can create more business value rather than simply reacting to risk.

Experience and background

Before founding VennSpace, Usman spent 23 years in private practice, including partner roles at KPMG Law and Berwin Leighton Paisner.

During that time, he built substantial expertise as a technology and outsourcing lawyer, advising on major commercial contracts and business-critical technology arrangements.

He is also actively engaged in emerging legal and regulatory issues, including AI law. He contributed to the Society for Computers and Law AI Group’s EU AI Act Contractual Clauses project and has written and spoken about legal AI, AI risk management and the changing lawtech market.

Trust markers

• Former Partner at KPMG Law
• Former Partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner
• More than 20 years’ experience in technology and outsourcing law
• Founder and CEO in the legal tech space
• Contributor to the SCL AI Group EU AI Act Contractual Clauses project
• Regular commentator on legal tech, AI regulation and contract strategy

Approach

Usman is known for taking a commercial and forward-looking approach. He understands that the best legal advice is not just technically correct, but useful, scalable and aligned with how businesses actually operate.

For companies looking for a technology transactions lawyer in London with deep private practice pedigree and genuine legal tech insight, Usman Wahid offers a distinctive blend of legal expertise, strategic thinking and innovation-led perspective.