Tom Filby

Tom is commercial disputes and insurance lawyer, advising on claims across a range of policies, including civil liability, cyber, D&O, FI/PI, commercial crime & fidelity, professional indemnity, trade credit & political risk, and W&I. Tom also leads a team focused on worldwide asset preservation and recovery in commercial & cyber fraud. There is often an international dimension to Tom’s work.

The breadth of Tom’s practice is product of his reputation for thinking differently about complex cases, whatever the subject matter.  He is also regarded as an innovative lawyer, from creating leading-edge law on disclosure against the police, to a legal first in serving injunctions by Facebook overseas.

As part of his commercial & cyber fraud practice, Tom has also developed fraud response schemes shortlisted in the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2019, British Insurance Awards 2019, and The Insurance Post's Insurance Fraud Awards 2019. 

Tom’s present focus is on the response to cyber crime involving Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies.

The Legal 500 has "recommended" Tom for insurance and reinsurance litigation and described him as "very bright", and clients have described him as "incredibly bright and perfect for really complex cases" and, in relation to his fraud work, "Head and shoulders above anyone else”.

Tom also plays an active role in supporting the health and well-being of colleagues at Mills & Reeve.