Independently ranked by UK legal directories as a ‘leading individual’ and expert in his field for AI/ML, IT, telecoms, privacy & cybersecurity, IP and UK/EU competition law; and for complex business change and digital transformation projects.
An Industrial Professor at University of Bristol Law School. Research area: Legal, regulatory and engineering design challenges in fully autonomous AI driven safety critical systems.
Core Member of the UK Information Commissioner’s Tech Advisory Panel, advising on the development and impact of emerging technologies and innovation business models on privacy and information rights.
Dual qualified as a solicitor and IT/telecoms consulting engineer, with 28 years of first hand technical & management consulting, legal and strategic leadership experience. 21 years of which being spent in SLT roles – such as in the senior equity partner group (law firms)), CIO, and executive, NED and trustee board member.
Work covers UK, EU, US and Middle East cross-border advisory, transactional and regulatory matters, acting for supply & customer-side fast growth, listed (FTSE & NASDAQ) and institutional clients – focusing on strategic delivery & business critical matters (including governance, risk and compliance).
EXPERTISE:
– Digital, change & innovation strategy;
– Strategic sourcing & vendor selection, management and exit;
– Complex/major tech, IT, OT, data driven & telecoms (full fibre, 4G/5G, satellite) projects & regulations;
– Business change, change management & digital transformation programmes including BPR & BPO projects;
– Data & personal data: big data, trust, identity, privacy & cybersecurity law;
– Compound semiconductor applications;
– IP: protection, commercialisation, structuring and EU/UK competition law;
– AI, machine & natural language learning, ethics and robotic process automation;
– Cloud (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS & ‘as-a-Service’ models);
– Software: open source, agile development, licensing and support;
– Blockchain, smart contracts, digital assets, NFTs &. DAOs;
– IoT & digital twins;
– Digitally connected and autonomous safety critical systems (eg vehicles & drones);
– Smart cities;
– Additive manufacturing/3-D printing.
OTHER:
– Cricket & football coaching badges and player, first aider & amateur boxer (former but still train).