State of Play VI: Speakers' Bios

Profile

Admitted as a solicitor in 1989, Andrew Sparrow specializes in New Media, Internet and IT commercial law including general commercial matters. He is author of six books on Internet commercial legal issues and acts for a variety of clients in the New Media sphere including Software Developers, Web Design, Digital Agencies, Media companies and Internet Service Providers.  The 2007 edition of The Legal 500, the UK independent client guide to lawyers, describes Andrew as "a recognized leader in internet law."  In 1999 Sparrow won the national Lawyer Awards for Best Use of Multimedia in the Law.  Andrew SParrow has also been recognized by the UK Department of Trade & Industry as one of 100 individuals in the UK who have contributed most to the development of the internet in the last 10 years.