Malcom Pobjoy

Malcolm leads the sector based approach to market in the US working with the locally based business development, marketing and client relationship teams to bring the full capabilities of Osborne Clarke to the benefit of US based clients and intermediaries.

Malcolm uses his 25 years of sales and business development skills along with detailed understanding of the financial markets from 20 years with major financial institutions to connect Osborne Clarke’s deep legal and business experts with US based firms wanting to thrive on a global stage.

Malcolm has deep experience across all aspects of the alternative funds marketplace including Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Hedge Funds. His international experience positions to advise on global expansion plans for both corporate and financial clients.

John Buyers

John is a commercial outsourcing and information technology specialist with over twenty years’ experience of large-scale domestic and international transactions. John also heads up our artificial intelligence and machine learning client team.

He joined Osborne Clarke in 2013, and leads the firm’s commercial practice. He is very experienced in the creation and negotiation of large scale managed services agreements, including outsourcings, system integration agreements and SaaS based licenses. He has a diverse practice, which also includes exposure to Middle Eastern markets in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

John leads Osborne Clarke’s international artificial intelligence and machine learning client team, and has released a second edition of his book on the legal implications of these new and innovative technologies. He is currently advising a number of private sector and public sector clients (including a large UK healthcare trust) on the use and implementation of machine learning systems, and recently advised a global software services company on the liability issues of deploying AI within Europe. He recently completed a large outsourcing on behalf of a big four accountancy practice to implement an AI powered solution for an international bank to automate its client due diligence processes.

Emily Barwell

Emily is an associate in the US team who specializes in data protection and technology contracts.

Emily originally joined Osborne Clarke as an associate in the commercial team in Bristol in November 2019, but now works as part of our US team providing in-time-zone UK legal support to global and expanding companies. She has previously worked on international projects providing data protection advice and supported a number of IP and corporate transactions.

Emily’s experience includes advising a wide range of companies, from international global organisations to SMEs on a range of commercial, intellectual property and data protection issues. She has worked closely with companies in the software, gaming, entertainment, automotive and energy industries.