Stewart Room

The DPO 200 in association with GDPR Institut recognises and celebrates those individuals who have made significant contributions to the privacy and security sectors.

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“Stewart Room has enviable technological expertise and brings his skills as a barrister to bear on contentious matters. Clients praise him as “rigorous, dynamic and always aware of the technological issues.”"

“Stewart Room is the kind of lawyer who inspires confidence and is an expert in advising on security breaches."

“Stewart Room mainly handles contentious data protection matters, including advising on cases against the UK Information Commissioner. "He is the most impressive solicitor I've dealt with," states one source, while another says that he is "commercially savvy, with an excellent understanding of information law - he is an excellent, first-rate, tactical lawyer.""

“Clients call [Room] "fantastically charismatic," and say: "He is a wonderful person to roll in to a high-level meeting. He is tremendously good at what he does.""

“Stewart Room has particular expertise in contentious matters and cybersecurity. Sources note his "tremendous technical knowledge and extremely practical and hands-on pragmatism in difficult data breach situations.""

“Stewart Room is "very hot on client care - he is a good judge of the immediacy and scale of a problem, and is very personable." Sources also say that he is "one of the absolute leading players in this area."

"Stewart Room is 'a real thought leader', according to market sources. He is global head of privacy at the firm and can lead on the most complex advisory and contentious data protection and cybersecurity law matters."

“Clients praise Stewart Room's ‘extremely commercial and very pragmatic’ advice, adding that ‘he's charismatic and brings the legalese down to very simple language.’ He draws on long-standing data protection experience, which sees him regularly act on precedent-setting disputes and regulatory matters.” Chambers UK 2018

Stewart Room advises on a range of data privacy matters, including regulatory compliance issues. Sources report that he is "very articulate and able to break things down in a simple way."

Stewart Room is "a deep subject matter expert" who "brings creative ways of dealing with compliance issues," report interviewees. He leads the data protection team at PwC Legal and handles issues such as GDPR compliance.

Stewart Room brings a wealth of data protection and cybersecurity experience to cases. He is highly regarded for his ability to advise on all aspects of GDPR, including in data investigations and contentious cases. "He has got a lot of in-depth experience in dealing with the ICO and he is pre-eminent for contentious data security and FOI court-based advice." "He tells you what the regulators and court will think and he thinks of things you won't have thought of."

Stewart Room brings a wealth of data protection and cybersecurity experience to cases. He is highly regarded for his ability to advise on all aspects of GDPR, including in data investigations and contentious cases. "He's got very deep knowledge in the area and really understands it." "His strengths include his practical application of law, which is always commercial and risk-based."

Stewart Room brings a wealth of data protection and cybersecurity experience to his caseload. He is highly regarded for his advice on all aspects of GDPR, including data investigations and contentious cases.

"Stewart is an exceptional and outstanding individual within the data protection field. He's genuinely a thought leader and has written extensively on data protection. He's an exceptionally committed litigator and works amazingly hard for clients, constantly looking for fresh ideas… Show more

Stewart Room brings a wealth of data protection and cybersecurity experience to his caseload. He is highly regarded for his advice on all aspects of GDPR, including data investigations and contentious cases.

"Stewart is an exceptional and outstanding individual within the data protection field. He's genuinely a thought leader and has written extensively on data protection. He's an exceptionally committed litigator and works amazingly hard for clients, constantly looking for fresh ideas and new angles."

"Stewart Room is one of the foremost leaders in this area of law." Show less

Stewart Room brings a wealth of data protection and cybersecurity experience to his caseload. He is highly regarded for his advice on all aspects of GDPR, including data investigations and contentious cases. "He's a leader on both incident response and non-contentious work."

[my] "data protection and privacy prowess is recognised as being at the forefront of the field'.

[I] "have carved out a niche in data security" and "have unparalleled depth of knowledge".

“PwC Legal's ‘formidable’ team is led by the ‘outstanding’ Stewart Room, who ‘can provide real insight into the mind of the regulator’."

Rated as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in Data Protection

Rated as one of the UK's leading lawyers in Data Protection, Privacy and Cyber Security.

‘Room brings a wealth of global data protection and cybersecurity expertise to the practice’. Clients say ‘Stewart Room is a high energy, deep subject matter expert’. ‘Stewart Room is disciplined, pragmatic, and focused on excellent client service’.

"Stewart Room is rated as 'one of the industry leaders in the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity' ... [he] is considered one of the industry leaders in the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. [He] has an unparalleled knowledge of data privacy regulations and can apply this in a commercial and pragmatic way. [He] and his team always provide first class pragmatic and commercial advice. [He] is pre-eminent in the field. His fundamental understanding of emerging… Show more

"Stewart Room is rated as 'one of the industry leaders in the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity' ... [he] is considered one of the industry leaders in the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. [He] has an unparalleled knowledge of data privacy regulations and can apply this in a commercial and pragmatic way. [He] and his team always provide first class pragmatic and commercial advice. [He] is pre-eminent in the field. His fundamental understanding of emerging considerations in this area allow him to draw clear red threads when advising clients in complicated and nuanced situations." Show less

Rated as one of the world’s leading Data Protection lawyers