Anna Blest

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Anna Blest

Anna Blest

Senior Knowledge Lawyer


London
  1. People /

Anna Blest

Anna Blest

Senior Knowledge Lawyer


London

Anna Blest

Senior Knowledge Lawyer

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4475

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Biography

Anna is the knowledge development lawyer for the Technology and Commercial Group. Her role is to support the team and its clients with technical legal knowledge, provide training and thought leadership and promote know-how across the practice area. Anna is also involved in the promotion of the knowledge of the group to existing and potential clients. Her advisory work covers the full range of work of the Group, including commercial contracts, information technology, intellectual property, data protection and outsourcing. She is part of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Products group and also advises on complex consumer law issues, including e-commerce regulations.

Anna is a contributing author to Financial Regulation: Emerging Themes in 2022 – an extensive collection of articles around the themes of Brexit; Regulatory Change; Regulatory and Litigation Risk; Technology; Governance; and Sustainability and People. Anna also authors the Global preface and UK chapter of Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through publication on cloud computing. She also contributes to the tendering and procurement section of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors isurv website.

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Admissions

  • England and Wales

Related Practice Areas

  • Copyrights

  • Media & Communications

  • Food & Beverage

  • Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

  • General Data Protection Regulation

  • Corporate Carve-Outs & Transitions

  • Marketing & Advertising

  • Intellectual Property and Technology

  • Outsourcing

  • Retail & Consumer Products

  • Sports & Entertainment

  • Data Privacy & Security

  • Commercial Contracts

  • Technology Transactions

  • Corporate

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Sports & Entertainment Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation Practice

  • Anti-Doping Practice

  • Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure and Operation

  • Naming Rights & Sponsorship Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment M&A Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment Specialty Counseling Practice

  • Entertainment Industry Practice

  • Sports & Event Financing

  • Olympic & National Governing Body Practice

  • Professional Sports Team Practice

  • Digital Transformation & Emerging Technology

Resources

Publications

Anna is a contributing author to the tendering and procurement section of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors isurv website

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