Safe across the world & expert local guides & knowing where you stand & maps not mazes & untangling the red tape & always on hand & opportunities not problems & that’s Privacy & Data Protection with Bird & Bird

Our top-ranked International Privacy & Data Protection Group advises organisations worldwide on matters as diverse as GDPR and other privacy compliance, data breaches, data transfer challenges and use of cookies and online tracking.

Backed by the long-standing expertise of leading data protection specialists, we can help you deliver on your global strategies and objectives while navigating the myriad local differences which complicate the data protection arena. 

Providing accurate, clear, pragmatic, business-focused legal advice, we do more than advise on the letter of the law. Drawing on many years’ experience of the ways in which organisations approach data protection compliance, our lawyers make practical suggestions that can add real value to your business.

If you'd like to know more about how we can help you, please get in touch with Heads of Group: Ruth Boardman in London and Ariane Mole in Paris.

Contacts

Ruth Boardman

Partner  |  UK

Ariane Mole

Partner  |  France

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Accolades

  • "They do a great job of being pragmatic and giving meaningful advice that we can implement," adding that "their work product is always excellent."

    Chambers Global, 2020

  • "The team deliver timely replies, they get to the point, and they offer risk-based advice rather than impracticable advice."

    Chambers UK, 2020

  • “Across the board, they're responsive, and they apply a good commercial lens to their advice”, note observers.

    Chambers UK, 2019

  • “Their service is very good, responsive and quick, which helps in hard times. They have a positive team that has profound knowledge on data protection and knows the market.”

    Chambers Global, 2019

  • Bird & Bird has “an excellent knowledge of data protection and good ideas of how to find the way through different jurisdictions' regulations.”

    Chambers Global, 2019

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UK & EU Data Protection Podcast: Highlights November 2019 - January 2020

In this month's podcast, Elizabeth Upton and James Fenelon take a look at the EDPB Guidelines on territorial scope.

UK & EU Data Protection Podcast: November 2019 Highlights

In this month's podcast, Elizabeth Upton, Ruth Boardman and Oran Kiazim discuss the recent Google right to be forgotten cases and the Court of Appeal decision in LLoyd V Google.

UK & EU Data Protection Podcast: Summer 2019 Highlights

In this month's podcast, Elizabeth Upton and Sara Jameel take a look at the developments that took place over the summer months: ECJ Fashion ID case, UK EU Enforcement and the EDPB & the ICO recent updates.

UK & EU Data Protection Podcast: June 2019 Highlights

Welcome to our first Data Protection podcast. Elizabeth Upton and Sarah Evans highlight all you need to know on cases, guidance and enforcement from June.

News & Events

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    China Data Protection Update: The First Draft of The Long-Awaited PRC Personal Information Protection Law released

    The long-awaited draft of the Personal Information Protection Law of China (“Draft PI Protection Law”) was submitted for its first deliberation during the PRC National People’s Congress Standing Committee on 13 Oct ...

  2. 2310-2020

    Riding the tidal wave - Part Two

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  3. 2310-2020

    Riding the tidal wave - Part One

    In Part One, Bryony suggests that while we still may not be drowning in class action cases, there is definitely a need to start swimming and consider how and why different European jurisdictions are attracting claimants.

  1. 0910-2020

    Bird & Bird advises investor Antin on a joint venture between Eurofiber and Vattenfall

    Bird & Bird LLP advised the private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners, the sole shareholder of Eurofiber, on the formation of a joint venture between Eurofiber and Vattenfall.

  2. 1002-2020

    Bird & Bird retains top ranking in the 2020 Who's Who Legal's analysis of Data

    Bird & Bird has retained the top ranking in Who's Who Legal's annual analysis of Data recognising the leading lawyers in the areas of data privacy and protection, data security, information technology and telecoms and ...

  3. 2401-2020

    Bird & Bird launches HR Data Essentials site to help companies manage employee's personal and sensitive data

    International law firm Bird & Bird today launches its HR Data Essentials site dedicated to the crossover between Privacy & Data Protection and International HR Services.

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  1. 1111-2020

    A Cure for Nightmares series - Dealing with the regulators

    Please join us for our series of webinars when our team of international experts, with experience of investigations in the fields of competition, financial services and data protection, will be sharing their top tips on avoiding the nightmares.

  2. 1811-2020

    A Cure for Nightmares series - Managing employees and data during an investigation

    Please join us for our series of webinars when our team of international experts, with experience of investigations in the fields of competition, financial services and data protection, will be sharing their top tips on avoiding the nightmares.

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