Overview
Jason Langford is a co-founder and principal partner at Carter & Langford. Operating from the firm's London headquarters, Jason leads the cyber-risk and digital-asset practice, designing cutting-edge solutions that shield critical documents and financial portfolios against physical and online threats. A former information-security engineer turned solicitor, he blends technical insight with legal acumen to create end-to-end insurance architectures, incident-response playbooks, and compliance frameworks for clients ranging from family offices to FTSE 100 companies. Jason regularly publishes on crypto-asset regulation, chairs the UK Finance Digital Resilience Taskforce, and lectures on cybersecurity law at Imperial College Business School.
Experience
- Designed and implemented Carter & Langford’s proprietary encrypted-vault platform, now securing over £15 billion in client assets and documents.
- Advised a FTSE 100 multinational on a multi-layer cyber-risk insurance programme, integrating real-time monitoring and response retainer agreements with global underwriters.
- Structured a cross-border digital-asset custody and insurance framework for a leading European fintech, enabling compliant expansion into the U.S. and APAC markets.
- Led the crisis-response team that contained and remediated a major ransomware attack on a mid-size U.S. investment advisor, preserving 98 % of client data and avoiding regulatory fines.
- Developed a parametric insurance product covering natural-disaster document loss for high-net-worth individuals, backed by Lloyd’s syndicates and triggered automatically via satellite data.
- Represented a global private-equity house in negotiating post-acquisition risk-transfer mechanisms, including contingent liability cover and cyber-warranty insurance on a $2.3 billion carve-out.
Related Services & Industries
- Cyber-Risk & Incident Response
- Digital-Asset Custody & Insurance
- Document & Data Protection
- Regulatory Compliance & Audit
- Strategic Risk Consulting
- Family Office & HNW Solutions