Jeremy Speres

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Jeremy Speres is a Partner at Spoor & Fisher, based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, and a Solicitor of England and Wales (non-practising).

With over a decade of experience, Jeremy specialises in international intellectual property and IT law, with a broad range of experience in transactional, contentious, and prosecution matters across multiple jurisdictions. Jeremy is highly knowledgeable in internet law, particularly domain name law and online brand protection.

He advises on data protection and privacy, information security legal concerns, software licensing and development agreements, intermediary liability, social media, e-commerce, and trade mark and copyright enforcement. He also has strong technical knowledge of the internet protocol suite, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and information security.

Jeremy’s work includes handling contentious and transactional aspects of internet numbering resources (IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous Systems), engaging with Regional Internet Registries, and advising on internet governance and the intermediary ecosystem. This includes enforcement actions on major platforms, dark web investigations, payment provider actions, blockchain domains, on-chain investigations, and NFTs.

Jeremy’s exceptional work has earned him high ratings from clients, including nominations as a Thomson Reuters Standout Lawyer and for the MIP IP Stars awards.

Jeremy is actively involved in the IP community, contributing articles to IP and other legal publications. He also shares his expertise as a lecturer to IP & IT law students at the University of Cape Town and serves as an independent reviewer for the South African Intellectual Property Law Journal.