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Privacy & Data Protection Journal - Editorial Board
The following persons, all experts in the field of privacy and data protection, are members of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection journal:
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Bridget Treacy
Partner, Hunton & Williams
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Bridget Treacy leads the UK Data Protection and Outsourcing practice at international law firm Hunton & Williams. She has built considerable expertise in advising on domestic and international data protection issues, particularly in the context of cross-border outsourcing and technology transactions.
Bridget's transactional background has ensured that her data protection advice to clients is centred on achieving practical, rather than merely theoretical, solutions to their privacy issues.
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Kate Brimsted
Of Counsel,
Herbert Smith LLP
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Kate Brimsted is a Of Counsel in Herbert Smith's Intellectual Property Group and has specialised in Data Protection and Privacy law for nearly a decade.
She regularly advises clients in the UK, continental Europe and North America on a wide variety of data protection matters, such as whistleblowing schemes, international data transfer solutions, subject access requests in high value disputes, release of personal data in the context of regulatory investigations, internal privacy and IT security policies and risk analysis in corporate acquisitions and disposals.
Kate is a leading expert on Data Protection and Privacy law at Herbert Smith, a founding member and coordinator of the firm's Data Privacy Group and is a regular contributor to a wide spectrum of professional journals on topical Data Protection and Privacy, IP and IT issues.
She is a solicitor advocate and an experienced conference speaker. Kate regularly designs and presents bespoke professional training for clients on information law. |
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Dan Cooper
Partner,
Covington & Burling LLP
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Dan Cooper is a Partner in the Covington & Burling LLP London office whose practice area involves advising on European privacy and data protection matters, as well as contentious and non-contentious intellectual property work.
Dan advises clients on compliance with UK and European data protection and privacy legislation, including the UK Data Protection Act, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, Human Rights Act, and related EU directives, such as the EU Data Protection Directive and EU Electronic Communications Data Protection Directive.
He has been involved in drafting global privacy policies and data transfer contracts, as well as structuring and implementing comprehensive data privacy audits. He has represented clients in connection with investigations undertaken by the UK Information Commissioner.
Dan Cooper is a graduate of Princeton, Oxford and Harvard universities. He is the author of numerous articles on intellectual property, privacy, and data security matters and is a member of the Law Society's ad hoc group on data protection.
He has spoken on intellectual property and privacy issues before various public and private bodies, and has represented clients in regulatory proceedings involving European government agencies.
Mr. Cooper is a member of Privacy International's Board of Trustees, sits on the MI5's Security Forum, and is a member of CASRO's General Counsel and Privacy Officer's Forum. |
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Rob Corbet
Partner, Arthur Cox
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Rob Corbet is a Partner with Arthur Cox, and his practice is primarily focused on technological innovation. He has particular experience in data protection, advising many of Ireland's largest companies.
He is also a leading adviser in the area of sports law where he advises many significant players, both domestic and international.
Rob has been widely published on IT, IP and related matters both domestically and internationally.
He is a leading author and lecturer on technology law in the Law Society of Ireland and is the editor of Data Protection Ireland.
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Nick Graham
Partner, SNR Denton
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Nick Graham is a partner with the Technology, Media and Telecoms Group at SNR Denton and leads the firm's Information and Privacy Group. Nick has over 16 years' experience in the area and is a recognised commentator on data protection. He advises on all aspects of data protection in all sectors including Banking and Financial Services, Retail, Online / Web 2.0, Government, Pharmaceuticals and Utilities. Nick advises data controllers and data processors / IT service providers on all aspects of data protection compliance including information governance, data breach / cybercrime, international data transfer solutions, information risk audits and privacy compliance including new product launches.
Nick also specialises in large technology projects and transactions, including IT / Business Process Outsourcing and process re-engineering projects, offshoring projects as well as IT law and e-commerce and advises on international exploitation and licensing of technology and software. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Privacy & Data Protection Journal.
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Monika Kuschewsky, Partner,
Van Bael & Bellis
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Monika Kuschewsky is a German qualified lawyer and a partner at Van Bael & Bellis, an independent Brussels law firm. Monika heads the firm’s European data protection law practice. She is qualified as a company data protection officer (Betrieblicher Datenschutzbeauftragter (GDDcert.)) and has extensive experience managing pan-European data protection law projects and audits for companies established in Europe and abroad. Monika advises on all questions of data protection law with a particular focus on international data transfers and HR as well as on data security and other issues, such as outsourcing, cookies and cloud computing. |
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Suzanne Rodway
Senior Counsel and
Chief Privacy Officer
NBC Universal
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Suzanne Rodway is the Senior Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for NBC Universal. She has responsibility for worldwide oversight of the group's compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
She trained with global law firm Linklaters, where she qualified in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice. She later moved in-house within Linklaters to advise the firm on its own privacy and information risk management issues. Until her recent move to NBC Universal, Suzanne was the Group Privacy Director for Barclays
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Ashley Roughton
Barrister, Hogarth Chambers
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Ashley Roughton is a Barrister specialising in Data Protection, Intellectual Property and Competition and Law at Hogarth Chambers. He was called to the bar in 1992 after spending 9 years as an academic engineer.
In addition to his legal qualifications, he has B.Sc and Ph.D in Engineering and an M.Sc in Economics
He is an external examiner for the department of Commercial Law at Queen Mary College in intellectual property and his is a member of the Department of Economics at City University.
He was counsel in the important data protection cases of Smith and Johnson, and he regularly advises both individuals and data controllers in relation to proceedings before the Court and the Information Tribunal. His client base includes institutions as well as individuals and he also advises in relation to compliance, data sharing and cross border transfers.
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Mark Watts
Partner, Bristows
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Mark Watts is a Partner at Bristows, specialising in non-contentious IT matters, particularly transactional matters, such as negotiating software development, system integration and outsourcing agreements. He has particular expertise in relation to E-commerce and data protection.
Mark joined Bristows in 2003 from IBM, where he was in-house counsel for more than six years. Mark held many positions within the IBM Law Department, including Global Data Privacy Counsel, European Software Counsel and European Business Process Outsourcing Counsel.
In these and other roles, Mark gained experience of most forms of transactional and non-transactional IT matters.
As Data Privacy Counsel, Mark was responsible for advising on IBM's entry into the EU-US Safe Harbor arrangement and the development and implementation of IBM's internal data protection policies, and auditing programmes.
Since joining Bristows, Mark has introduced the firm's 'Health Check' IT services - fixed price services designed to enable full compliance with relevant E-Commerce legislation ( the E-Commerce Health Check ) and Data Protection legislation ( the Data Protection Health Check ).
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