Patrick Rennie > Wiggin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Wiggin LLP Offices
9TH FLOOR, MET BUILDING
22 PERCY STREET
LONDON
W1T 2BU
England
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Patrick Rennie
Work Department
Data Protection
Position
Patrick is a highly experienced data protection expert with specialist knowledge across the Film & TV, Interactive Entertainment and Betting & Gaming sectors.
“Data protection is a passion for me, but I understand that this might not be true for all our clients. My role is to help you understand how data protection applies to your business and the most effective way to solve your privacy issues. I pride myself on providing commercially focused advice to clients and explaining complicated matters in a clear, jargon-free way.
Whether you are a new business or an established multinational, you will need to consider GDPR and other data legislation. I have advised on almost every aspect of data protection, from conducting audits to acting as the DPO for a FTSE 250 company. If you have a question that relates to GDPR, cookies or direct marketing then I would be pleased to help.
My Film & TV experience means that I understand the lifecycle of a production and the data protection issues that will arise – such as appropriate wording in a Casting Director’s agreement or collecting health data of talent for the purposes of obtaining production insurance. I work with many games publishers and developers and provide advice on all aspects of personal data, with a particular focus on the Age Appropriate Design Code (also known as the Children’s Code). On the Betting & Gaming side, I work closely with our market leading gambling team and understand the regulatory obligations that operators face and how data protection fits into licensing requirements. On the Telecoms side of things, I have worked closely with Gordon Moir to assist clients (both b2b and b2c) on data protection compliance and the intersection between Telecoms regulation and data protection.”
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
The practitioners at Wiggin LLP are valued particularly for their ‘real sector expertise in betting and gaming which they can bring to bear on a case‘; industry giant consequently instruct the firm to advise on the gamut of data protection issues. Lately, matters regarding the Children’s Code and AI have become particularly prominent among the team’s workload. Patrick Rennie oversees the group, and ‘knows how to steer the ship‘. The ‘incredibly bright‘ Christina Henry is another key contact.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employers