Stewart James joins our intellectual Property & Technology practice in Australia adding significant outsourcing, data privacy and information security expertise.
Stewart has been a member of DLA Piper's UK practice for more than 12 years and a partner for the last six. He specialises in commercial information and communications technology contracts, outsourcing, data privacy and information security. As a key service provider to the UK public sector, Stewart also led the public sector group for the firm's highly successful Leeds office and was the Chair of the Northern Group of the Society for Computers and Law.
Stewart's primary focus will be in the areas of public sector procurement and technology and sourcing, as well as data security and privacy.
A keen motorcyclist, Stewart is a member of the UK Institute of Advanced Motorcyclists where he has provided instruction on advanced riding skills and the promotion of road safety. The Institute has been a major contributor to the reduction of motorcycle accidents through its training programs.