Oliver Yaros

Oliver Yaros advises clients on technology and outsourcing transactions with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, fintech and digital transformation projects, as well as clients operating within a broad range of sectors on data protection matters and cybersecurity incidents, intellectual property transactions and related issues.

Oliver regularly advises clients in relation to current and upcoming UK and European AI, digital regulation and data protection laws such as the EU AI Act, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the NIS Directives, the DMA, DSA and Data Act, the Online Safety Act, the GDPR, ePrivacy, and the EU Cybersecurity Act.

• Advising multinational clients operating across a broad range of industry sectors on preparing to comply and their ongoing compliance with all aspects of European AI, digital regulation and data protection laws such as the EU AI Act, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the NIS Directives, the DMA, DSA and Data Act, the Online Safety Act, the GDPR, ePrivacy, and the EU Cybersecurity Act.
• Advising a global financial institution on its AI and big data analytics project, which involved creating an AI and big data analytics risk governance framework to enable the business to classify data sources, assess and make decisions about the risks when seeking to utilize and monetize the insights and learnings obtained from AI supported data analytics performed on data sets for different use cases, such as to develop new products and services.
• Advising a fintech start up on the use and analysis of personal data uploaded by customers, suppliers and funders in its AI based online instant payments platform
• Advising numerous clients on responding to requests for disclosure of personal data from government, judicial and law enforcement authorities and overcoming conflicts in laws that prevent personal data being shared cross-border with them. Advising clients more broadly on how to complete international personal data transfers in a compliant way (including the implications of the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield, the use of standard contractual clauses and the conduct of transfer impact assessments in response to the Schrems II decision and following the adoption of the EU-US Privacy Framework.

• "Oliver Yaros is the partner we work with on UK and EU issues and overall global privacy compliance efforts. He brings a business sense to our compliance efforts." "Oliver Yaros is a fantastic data legal expert and provides us with effective, timely and intelligent support."- Legal 500: Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity.
•  "Mark Prinsley, Oliver Yaros and Ondrej Hajda are extraordinary." - Legal 500: Fintech (Corporate & Commercial).
•  "Oliver is a really kind, proactive and forward-looking lawyer.” “Oliver is very calm, which is very helpful when you're in negotiations.” “We appreciate his practical approach.” - Chambers UK: Data Protection.
• "Oliver is highly responsive and professional. He is adept at dealing with complex issues and very knowledgeable of the market and current trends." "He is very responsive, pragmatic and commercially minded." "Oliver is very calm and collected in negotiations." - Chambers UK: IT & Outsourcing.

• University of Bristol, Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice
• BPP University Law School, LPC
• The London School of Economics and Political Science, LLB, Law

• England and Wales

• Former Chair of the Digital Economy Committee of the UK International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Member of the City of London Law Society Data Committee
• Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
• Member, Society for Computers and Law (SCL)
• Member, City of London Solicitors’ Company and City of London Law Society