Mr Alex Sobolev > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Offices
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
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Mr Alex Sobolev
Work Department
Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
Position
Partner
Career
Alex Sobolev advises on compliance, risks and strategy for operating business online. His practice focuses on data protection matters, but intersects with consumer law, software development and crypto.
Alex’s multidisciplinary practice and transatlantic experience enable him to provide strategic commercial advice for technology led companies, including coordinating and implementing data and consumer risk mitigation projects, providing outsourcing advice and developing key legal risk mitigation strategies in relation to products where the pace of innovation nearly always outpaces the law.
He has advised companies at all stages of the corporate lifecycle, from software development and product launch, through technology licensing, sale and purchase, to mergers and acquisitions of data and tech-heavy businesses. He has assisted organisations with the design, development and implementation of global data protection and compliance policies, as well the management of risk and security associated with data retention, processing and transfer.
Memberships
- Society for Computers in Law
- Law Society of England and Wales
Education
- University of Oxford, B.A.
- University of Oxford, Masters
- BPP Law School, Post Graduate Diploma in Law
- College of Law, Post Graduate Diploma, Legal Practice
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP‘s cyber, privacy and data innovation practice handles a substantive workload comprising both contentious and advisory mandates, including investigations, incident response, enforcement action and relevant litigation, as well as compliance. The team includes Alex Sobolev, who is typically instructed by technology-led companies, and cybersecurity-focused Adele Harrison. Former practice head Kelly Hagedorn has left the firm.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP is especially knowledgeable in the areas of data licensing, e-commerce, as well as technology partnerships and transactions. Faraaz Samadi oversees the department with expertise in intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions, while Natasha Ahmed is particularly skilled at data protection matters. Alex Sobolev is experienced in product launch and software development, and Milan Baxter excels at licensing agreements. Another key member of the team is Vincent Lim, who handles technology M&A.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
- IT and telecoms London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers