Responsive and diligent, pragmatic and a genuine expert in his field.
Steven Farmer advises companies, from some of the world’s largest multinationals to startups, looking to launch or expand in the UK/EU, whilst navigating complex regulatory and legal issues. His client relationships encompass a range of sectors, including technology, financial services, energy, manufacturing, aviation and defence.
Steven is a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions and Regulatory teams, with a focus on international trade, e-commerce and data privacy issues. He co-chairs the firm’s Global Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity team and leads the firm’s UK/EU AI Task Force.
He regularly advises on regulatory compliance in the pre- and post-incident environments, often dealing with government/regulator investigations and audits. On the international trade side, his areas of expertise include export controls, economic sanctions, foreign direct investment and national security, anti-boycott controls, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, product launches and supply chain issues. For his data privacy work, he has been recognized as one of the world’s leading “40 under 40” data privacy lawyers and he also holds Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe) status. Steven also has significant experience in advising on technology and e-commerce related transactions and the monetization and protection of IP rights.
Steven is recognized by some of the leading legal directories and publications for his work, including Legal 500 (“Next Generation Partner”), Chambers, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal: Data, Global Data Review and World Export Control Review.
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Education
Queen Mary College, University of London, 2012
Certificate, Trade Mark Law and Practice
University of Bristol, 2008
Diploma, Intellectual Property Law and Practice
Nottingham Law School, 2004
Diploma, Legal Practice
The University of Manchester, 2002
LL.B. (Hons)
Admissions
England and Wales
