Robert Spano

Robert is one of Europe's leading platform and technology litigators before the Court of Justice of the European Union and leads a multidisciplinary team on regulatory compliance and strategic engagement with regulators in the field of digital rights, online platform regulation, data protection and on the intersection between artificial intelligence and fundamental rights. He is among Europe's foremost experts on the EU's Digital Services Act and the EU AI Act. He leads a team that coordinates cross-border disputes with local counsel before the national courts of the United Kingdom and Member States of the European Union, in particular in the field of climate change. He is a Barrister of the Courts of England and Wales and a member of the French and Icelandic Bars.

He is a leading expert in geopolitical strategy, ESG, business and human rights and climate change law, in particular advising multinational companies and sovereigns navigating the interplay between the United States and the law and regulatory structure of the European Union, including under the CSDDD and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. He is one of the world's leading authorities in public international law and the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, governmental affairs and policy, bringing unparalleled experience from senior roles in the judiciary, private practice and academia.