Arthur Cox

Intellectual Property / TMT: Information Technology.

Rob Corbet is Head of our Technology & Innovation Practice, a market leading team dedicated to specialist data protection, IT and Intellectual Property law.

Rob’s practice is primarily focused on technological innovation. He acts for many of the world’s highest profile internet and technology companies, particularly on privacy, data protection and cyber-security matters. He is a leading authority on the GDPR and has represented many clients in their dealings with the Data Protection Commission, including responding to formal domestic and cross border investigations and personally defending clients in criminal prosecutions before the courts. Rob’s Betting and Gaming practice is also market leading, reflecting his over two decades of experience in Arthur Cox.

Past Co-Chair of the ABA International Committee on Privacy E-Commerce and Data Security; Member of the International Privacy & Security Forum Global Advisory Board; Founder member of Data Protection & Technology Working Group of Association of Compliance Officers of Ireland (2009 – present); Past Co-Chair of the Cloud Computing and Virtualisation Committee of the American Bar Association International Law Section (ABA International); Former member of the Editorial Board of the leading data protection journal, ‘Privacy and Data Protection’ (2008 – 2018); Founder of the Arthur Cox Data Protection Leadership Forum in 2019.

BBLS, 1995, University College, Dublin; Qualified as an Irish and European Trade Mark Attorney, 1999; Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 1999.