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Data has become the lifeblood of global trade and commerce, particularly in the digital economy, where its commercial value has surged as businesses strive to collect, use and monetise data, to manage and improve operations, predict and respond to their customers and create new products and services in ways not previously imagined.
Our data protection and privacy offering is driven by an interdisciplinary global team with extensive experience spanning regulatory advice, commercial transactions, litigation and compliance. Our practice covers the full range of data protection and management, privacy and associated matters, providing you with cutting-edge advice on general compliance including regulatory compliance, risk disclosure and corporate governance, subject access requests, employee monitoring and surveillance, freedom of information, privacy impact assessments, cyber security, data breaches and post-breach recovery, incident response, data retention, data monetisation and global data transfers.
We have been involved in drafting legislation, formulating regulation and advising in the area since its inception, with some team members also holding senior government positions. Our clients are diverse, ranging from advising startups to multinational businesses and major listed corporations, as well as corporate executives and boards of directors, with clients turning to us for contentious and non-contentious advice.
We regularly advise on major data laws and regimes including the EU and UK’s General Data Protection Regulation, the Australian Privacy Act and surveillance legislation, comprehensive state privacy laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act, industry-specific data protection laws including in finance, insurance, critical infrastructure, advertising and healthcare, and the privacy acts of a number of countries across the broader APAC region.
Drawing on deep knowledge from experience spanning various sectors – including public and private – we offer strategic, pragmatic advice to help you achieve your commercial objectives, maximise data value and minimise risk, while navigating the complex, changing landscape of global data regulations.
Experience
A multinational publishing company
Advising in connection with the implementation of a personal data processing policy in relation to HR purposes, for several of its French affiliates, and more specifically with the determination and carrying out of the prior formalities required pursuant to the French data privacy regulation
An international electronics firm
Advising on a multi-jurisdictional review of data flows and processing operations. This was one of the leading projects of its kind in data protection, involving 30 countries
A telecoms standards organisation
Advising in relation to data protection, security, “over the top” content distribution and digital identity management
A global IT consulting and outsourcing service company
Advising in relation to the international transfer of the personal data (including healthcare related-data) of the employees of its 14 European subsidiaries and branches outside of the EEA
Atmel
Advising on the design, implementation and authorisation of Atmels global binding corporate rules
Klarna AB
Advising on the 2014 UK launch of its online payment tool, including strategic data protection advice, with a particular focus on ePrivacy and risk management
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Miriam Everett
Partner, London
Julian Lincoln
Partner, Melbourne
Austin Manes
Special Counsel, Privacy Counsel, Silicon Valley
Justina Zhang
Partner, Kewei, Mainland China and Beijing
Emmanuel Ronco
Partner, Paris
Alan R. Friedman
Counsel, New York
Kaman Tsoi
Special Counsel, Melbourne