• Led on several high-profile and complex data protection issues; including the implementation of the UK/USA Agreement on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime; as well as extensive work on DPIAs and data sharing agreements which can cover novel, atypical or complex processing, or international transfers• Advised on a broad practice including commercial, contractual, tort, intellectual property, defamation, inquests & inquiries, and employment… Show more • Led on several high-profile and complex data protection issues; including the implementation of the UK/USA Agreement on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime; as well as extensive work on DPIAs and data sharing agreements which can cover novel, atypical or complex processing, or international transfers• Advised on a broad practice including commercial, contractual, tort, intellectual property, defamation, inquests & inquiries, and employment law• Facilitated high-profile and sensitive matters, including the Home Office response to extremism, the Online Harms White Paper, the development of new predictive modelling platforms, agreements for the development and deployment of new technological capabilities, claims against senior government officials, extra-jurisdictional matters, multi-party litigation, and high-value or complex multi-track claims• Utilised strong negotiation skills to exceed expectations in varied areas, including data processing negotiations and non-disclosure agreements, and has consistently negotiated better than expected settlements in contentious litigation• Lead lawyer on KM and training; responsible for identifying knowledge-gaps and delivering training, drafting a significant number of working templates for substantive drafting tasks, ensuring model examples of work product are digitised and searchable• Demonstrated a strong focus on business relationships, including agreeing service level agreements with key stakeholders to increase satisfaction and engagement, as well as leading a successful costs reduction project worth an estimated £120k pa Show less

• Analysed media reports to identify topical issues and conducted legal and policy research on proposals, including assessments of risks and the likelihood of legal challenges, in order to brief the Lord Chief Justice and other senior members of the judiciary• Undertook legal research and prepared opinions on commercial, tort and public law to assist the judiciary• Responded to public enquiries and set out communications handling plans on areas of public interest