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Mohamed Sacranie

Associate

Mohamed advises on a wide range of contentious matters including financial, commercial and antitrust disputes.
He has particular expertise in emerging technology disputes after having worked directly on some of the biggest crypto cases in the English courts to date. He is a member of A&O Shearman’s AI Group. He frequently writes about the intersection of technology and law, and his work has received attention from (amongst others) the Bitcoin Legal Defence Fund.

Expertise

Published Work

  • Sacranie, M. (2024) “When AI trading bots go rogue, think outside the (black) box”, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 
  • Denny, A., Sacranie, M. (2023) “Are we closing the door on open-source software?” Banking Risk and Regulation 
  • Sacranie, M. (2023) “Blue pill or red pill? Into the Tulip Trading rabbit hole”, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

Speaking Engagements

  • Panel Speaker, DeFi Litigation and Legal Duties of Blockchain Developers, C5 Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery Conference, June 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2020

Academic

BA, Law, University of Cambridge, 2017
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.