Unique Legal & Practical Experience
Robert is a leading advisor and practitioner on Privacy, covering all aspects of Data Protection law and compliance based on over two decades of unique legal, operational, and founder experience.
Robert is the Founder of Keepabl, the award-winning Privacy Management Software saving customers in Finance, Tech, Pharma, Healthcare, Professional Services and across industries time, cost and stress on their Privacy compliance. A progressive company, Keepabl sees the value in Robert being able to continue to provide a select, small number of clients with his sought-after advisory services through Robert Baugh Compliance LLP.
Robert is also the creator and ‘Head Chef’ of Privacy Kitchen, the free Privacy training channel on YouTube that broke the ground, combining colourful and watchable B2C style with B2B tips demystifying GDPR and advice on operationalising Privacy.
As General Counsel of VC-backed international SaaS companies for over a decade, Robert simplified complex regulatory environments and enabled his organisations to both comply, manage risk and present the best answer to auditors, investors and potential customers and partners in order to win investment and business. Making compliance a competitive differentiator and revenue generator.
Twice short-listed for In-House Lawyer of the Year in the Law Society’s Excellence Awards (who knew nuclear energy was more important than conferencing? Well, it was pre-lockdown).
Before moving in-house, Robert was a Technology Lawyer in leading City firms in London, Hong Kong and Melbourne, advising public and private sector in all industries and of all sizes on data protection, intellectual property and all aspect of information and tech law.
Our Core Values
Enthusiastic
We bring the joy to compliance - we love what we do!
Clear
Our whole purpose is to bring clarity - no easy task but we're expert at reducing complexity to simplicity
Professional
We're professional in everything we do - we don't take ourselves seriously, but we're serious about what we do
Honest
We're in your team and we'll fight your corner, but we'll always be honest with you, it just doesn't work otherwise down the track
Inquisitive
We're inquisitive about Privacy, Security, about you, about everything - we never stop expanding, it's amazing how everything's connected
What clients say about us
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He is one of the sharpest lawyers I have witnessed and a commending business advisor. His grasp of complex technical issues (especially around IT, security and privacy), and his ability to translate and address them in fast paced commercial environments is impressive.
Associate General Counsel
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Robert has this unique ability to look at complex regulatory issues and boil them down into digestible and actionable insights. Robert's knowledge of the legal and regulatory data privacy space is outstanding.
Head of Sales
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Robert is a hard working professional, a pragmatic lawyer, has a great personality and is immensely well respected by his colleagues, clients and business partners because of his straightforward and commercial approach.
Chief Data Officer
