Stewart is a partner in Field Fisher Waterhouse's Technology and Outsourcing
Group, where he specialises in data protection, privacy and data security
law.
Stewart is a dual qualified
barrister and a solicitor holding full Higher Court Rights of
Audience, with 20 years’ experience as a litigator and advocate.
Stewart is rated as one of the UK’s leading data protection
lawyers, with considerable expertise and reputation in data
protection and data security matters. Legal 500 2010 says that
“Stewart Room ‘has carved out a niche in data security’ and ‘has
unparalleled depth of knowledge’.” Chambers UK 2011 says “Stewart
Room has enviable technological expertise and brings his skills as
a barrister to bear on contentious matters. Clients praise him as
‘rigorous, dynamic and always aware of the technological issues.’”
Chambers UK 2012 says “Stewart Room is the kind of lawyer who
inspires confidence and is an expert in advising on security
breaches.”
Stewart has written three
leading text books on information law, including the UK's seminal
work "Data Security Law and Practice", published by Butterworths
LexisNexis.
Stewart's key areas of
specialisation include representing data controllers in regulatory
enforcement action and defending them in litigation, cyber security
and data security, handling data security breaches and other
incidents, the technological aspects of data processing and
managing international projects.
In 2008 Stewart was named as
the Financial Times Legal Innovator of the Year, for his work with
global IT companies on Privacy Enhancing Technologies. In 2010 his
data security practice was Highly Commended by the FT Legal
Innovators Awards. Stewart is also a Director of Cyber
Security Challenge UK, the President of the National Association of
Data Protection Officers, a member of the InfoSec Europe Advisory
Board and a member of the RSA Conference Europe selection
panel.