Band 2
Provided by Robert Bratby
Telecoms Regulation | Data Protection | Payments Regulation | Transactions.
Telecoms regulation: market entry, General Conditions, numbering, switching, spectrum, access, interconnection, Telecommunications Security Act, Ofcom investigations, enforcement defence and settlement. Criminal/regulatory crossover under WTA 2006 and IPA 2016.
Data protection: UK GDPR, DPIAs, controller/processor analysis, international transfers, privacy frameworks, data protection for AI-enabled products, ICO engagement. AI regulatory issues are handled as applied data protection.
Payments regulation: PSRs 2017, FCA/PSR framework, open banking, commercial variable recurring payments, scheme governance and DORA. Grounded in the General Counsel appointment at UK Payments Initiative Limited.
Transactions: JV structuring, shareholder agreements, contribution agreements, network-sharing, MVNO, infrastructure, subsea cable, platform, cloud, SaaS and complex corporate transactions.
2020 to date: Managing Partner, Bratby Law. Fractional GC to UK Payments Initiative Ltd, TOTSCo, TelXL and Core.
2017 to 2020: Partner, Arnold and Porter (London). Head of International Telecommunications.
2011 to 2016: Managing Partner, Olswang Asia (Singapore).
1998 to 2003: COLT Telecom (in-house).
1995 to 1996: Oftel.
Also: Olswang (London), Mayer Brown, WilmerHale, Baker McKenzie.
Cambridge (Natural Sciences and Law). Henley MBA. INSEAD. Solicitor, England and Wales (1996).
Law Society of England and Wales
Legalmondo
IBA
Provided by Chambers
Robert Bratby of Bratby Law is noted for his significant knowledge of regulatory and data protection issues affecting the telecoms sector. He is adept at advising on regulatory aspects of significant M&A transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Robert Bratby is super-experienced and does deep telecoms work.
A real specialist who can do regulatory and transactional work.
Robert Bratby is super-experienced and does deep telecoms work.
A real specialist who can do regulatory and transactional work.