Rob is an experienced commercial lawyer who focuses on advising and acting for Australian and international public, for purpose and private sector clients in the following key areas:– Education– Technology, Media and Telecommunications– Advertising, Brands and Marketing and Competition (anti-trust) and Consumer LawHis clients operate in or regulate market sectors including education, energy, telecommunications, media and technology, health, professional sport, not-for-profit, retail, property and financial services.Rob leads Maddocks' national Education Sector team and has deep experience advising universities, private sector education providers, schools and education sector regulators in relation to governance and commercial matters, with particular experience in commercial contracting for and regulation of online education.Rob is recognised in Best Lawyers for Privacy & Data Protection (2019 to date) and Commercial Law (2020 to date); Doyle's Guide for TMT (from 2013), as well as Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Data Protection, IT & Telecommunications and IP. Rob has bachelor's degrees in Information Technology (Information Systems Management) and Law and postgraduate qualifications in IP Law. Rob is a non-executive director of the Emergency Services Foundation, a past director of Internet Australia and a past president of the Victorian Society for Computers and the Law.