Robert Blamires

Robert Blamires is a Counsel in the Intellectual Property Group, with a focus on Data Privacy and Technology Transactions. Robert also has deep insight pertaining to European regulatory enforcement, having spent two years on a secondment at the UK’s consumer protection regulatory agency.

For over a decade he has advised clients on: regulatory compliance matters such as data privacy, consumer protection, and online / mobile payments and commerce; transactional and other commercial matters, including drafting and negotiating complex IT/IP contracts; and international expansion and associated cross-border and multi-jurisdictional issues.

Robert works for clients in a wide range of sectors, particularly technology, including fintech, adtech, medtech, social media and other data-driven industries, as well as telecommunications, media, and retail.

He is particularly sought after by U.S. technology companies for business-critical advice on U.S., European and cross-border data privacy compliance in the context of their domestic and international operations.

Education:

• Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School
• LLB, Law with American Law, University of Nottingham, with a year at the University of Texas Law School

Bars and Courts:

• Solicitor of England and Wales
• California State Bar