Blaine is a client-focused lawyer with extensive experience in property and commercial transactions. He works with both small to medium-sized businesses across the tech, real estate, and hospitality industries, providing comprehensive legal support in areas such as commercial disputes, structuring, trusts, lending, finance, and intellectual property. At Sutton Laurence King, Blaine’s broad expertise allows him to tailor his services to meet the diverse needs of his clients.

With a special focus on information technology and digital media law, Blaine assists clients in navigating the complexities of the tech industry. He advises on software development agreements, managed service providers, licensing, and intellectual property rights, with a special interest in data protection, cybersecurity compliance, and privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA.

Blaine also has significant experience with digital media, particularly concerning online publications and social media. He handles matters involving defamation, injurious falsehood, online harassment, and misleading and deceptive conduct, providing strategic legal solutions in this fast-changing area of the law.

With a strong interest the emerging field of AI law, Blaine has been helping clients navigate new regulations, intellectual property questions, and drafting contracts for AI integration, ensuring they are prepared for the impact of AI technology.

His formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.

When he is not lawyering, he enjoys developing software, pottering in the garden, and cooking with exotic chillies.