Ms Adele Harrison > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England

Work Department

Technology & Innovation Sector, Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation, Internal Investigations, Global Investigations, Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Adele is a barrister with a wide range of advocacy and investigations experience. She has worked on a number of high-profile international data breaches and regulatory investigations, working with forensics experts to help clients respond to cyberattacks.

Adele has advised clients on a wide range of cybersecurity and data privacy matters.  Adele has a particular interest in online safety requirements for companies and has advised clients in relation to the Age Appropriate Design Code, Video Sharing Platforms requirements and the Online Safety Bill.

Before joining Orrick, Adele worked for two years on a global investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, resulting in settlements with the UK Serious Fraud Office, French Parquet National Financier, U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of State.

Prior to her work in private practice, Adele practiced at the independent Bar for five years. She has experience in prosecuting and defending in a wide range of criminal law cases and has developed a practice focusing on fraud, white collar crime and regulatory law.  Adele has conducted secondments with the Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service on high profile banking fraud cases, as well as internships with the International Criminal Court and the New York State Division of Human Rights.

Adele has obtained the Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe (CIPP/E) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals

Education

  • BPP Law School, Bar Vocational Course, 2009
  • University of East Anglia, LLB, 2008

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.