Stuart Blythe

Practice Areas

Stuart is dual U.S./English law qualified and advises on a range of corporate and commercial transactions in the Telecommunications and Technology sectors. Often of a global nature, Stuart focuses on M&A, joint ventures, debt financings and infrastructure projects.

Stuart has specific experience in transactions involving the deployment, acquisition and operation of digital infrastructure including with respect to broadband and subsea networks.

Career

Stuart has significant industry experience, having spent nearly ten years in general counsel roles for telecoms multinationals, including as International General Counsel for MCI WorldCom (now Verizon). Stuart has also worked for leading law firms based in both London and New York.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

New York State Bar

Director, Institute of Telecommunications Professionals

Legal Adviser, SubOptic trade association

Publications

Stuart is a frequent speaker at international conferences and webinars with respect to technology and communications issues. In 2019 he was the principal legal instructor for the legal masterclass sessions at the triennial SubOptic industry conference.

Personal

Educated at Universities of Leicester and Strasbourg

Fluent French speaker