Many of our clients use digital and data-driven technologies to enhance collaboration, increase efficiency, develop products and keep up with competitors. We assist with general data protection compliance, transactions, data sharing, cyber incidents, data rights and regulatory enquiries. Our practice supports clients on UK/EU GDPR matters and market entry strategies. We also offer external Data Protection Officer services.
Our dedicated data privacy team
Data privacy is relevant to all areas of the firm’s practice, and the collective experience of our subject matter experts in this field stretches across the firm.
Alex Dittel is our data privacy and cyber expert bringing over a decade of experience in European and global data protection matters. Our broader team includes experts in advising on procurement, technology, outsourcing and commercial contracting, with significant transactional and advisory data privacy experience across industry sectors. Yudi New brings substantial experience as a technology litigator to the team, including in large-scale class actions and remediation programmes.
Our experience
Our team advises on Australian, European and UK matters, drawing on prior experiences from working at a major UK media company, Google, Amazon, Pfizer, and other organisations.
We meet our clients’ digital and technology needs by offering services in the following areas:
- general data privacy compliance
- external data protection officer or senior privacy director services
- balanced global approaches to data privacy compliance
- the roll-out of digital platforms including Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, facial recognition and biometric technologies, AI/ML powered services, social media and data analytics
- outbound digital services for consumers or corporate clients
- information and cyber security requirements
- data privacy impact assessments, opinions on legal and commercial risk and compliance frameworks
- development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data mining technologies
- impacts of processes involving automated decision-making (ADM)
- data privacy compliance in relation to marketing and advertising
- user-facing privacy messaging, user journeys and product architectures
- online harms and children’s privacy
- consumer data privacy rights, complaints and legal claims for compensation
- UK/EU market entry and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance strategies
- pragmatic data mapping and data audits
- essential data protection policies, procedures, records and data privacy training
- international data transfers, Standard Contractual Clauses (EU), International Data Transfer Agreement (UK), transfer impact assessments and records
- incident management and breach notification
- forward-looking risk mitigation, cyber resilience and claims and reputational management in the context of consumer data privacy
- data retention, deletion and backup strategies
- technologies engaged in the monitoring of users, customers, employees or the public
- deployment of real-time surveillance measures
- data-heavy corporate transactions and due diligence
- sectoral data privacy rules including financial services and smart energy
- commercial data disputes, and
- regulatory expectations, enquiries and notifications.
Click here to listen to Alex Dittel on the ‘Masters of Privacy’ podcast, where he explains the complex, often confusing, landscape of privacy law in Australia, and how forthcoming changes are looking to address a fragmented web of legal obligations.
Our industries
With the 4th Industrial Revolution upon us, we support clients who develop, deploy or otherwise deal with data and technology across all sectors, with particular focus on:
- media
- advertising
- information technologies and software development
- legal tech
- edtech
- consumer services
- research
- food and beverage
- financial services and credit referencing
- property
- insurance
- consulting
- platforms
- information security
- aviation, and
- local government.
