Mark Beer, OBE

Mark Beer, OBE

Mark Beer is a British lawyer and businessman who is co-founder of the law firm Seven Pillars Law, as well as chairman of The Metis Institute, and co-founder of the University of Oxford's Deep Technology Dispute Resolution Lab.1 He is chair of the Board of Trustees of the Global Legal Action Network and was previously President of the International Association for Court Administration.1

Beer is a member of the Commercial Dispute Resolution Taskforce, part of the UK Government's 'LawTech Delivery Panel'; advisor to the Board of Resolve Disputes Online; a member of the Innovation Working Group of the Task Force on Justice; a professional associate with Outer Temple Chambers; a member of the faculty at the Legal Technology and Innovation Institute and a member of the International Council of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.1

Beer is the Chairman of the Astana Financial Centre's (AIFC) LegalTech Advisory Council and a member of the AIFC Legal Services Board.12 In 2021, he was appointed a professor of AI and Law by the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, and has been appointed a member of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission.1

Beer was awarded an OBE in Queen Elizabeth II's 2013 Birthday honours list, for his work in strengthening relations between the UK and the UAE.1 His LinkedIn username is markgbeer.3