Position

Barrister practising in all areas of public, commercial, employment and data protection litigation, with a particular focus on cases with an international element.  A focus in the commercial and employment field on litigation involving breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties, economic torts, team moves, restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, civil fraud, bonus and contractual disputes, as well as assertions of state immunity.  Daniel is regularly instructed in public law and human rights matters relating to national security and defence: he acted in the Bank Mellat sanctions litigation and his ongoing work includes an Article 2 challenge to the ban on the admissibility of intercept evidence.  He also acts in high profile data protection claims, including for British Airways in the group litigation following the cyber-attack on its systems in 2018.

Education

Pembroke College, Cambridge (double first class degree in History), Harvard University (LLM, Frank Knox Memorial Fellow) and City University (GDL, Distinction, ranked first in the year).

Mentions

London Bar

Data protection

LEADING JUNIORS3

Daniel Isenberg  – 11KBW 'A junior with an impressive intellect and high-quality client skills, which he combines with exceptional attention to detail.'

London Bar

Employment

LEADING JUNIORS5

Daniel Isenberg –11KBW 'A thorough and responsive junior.'