Ashurst LLP's digital economy group covers IT, technology, data and data protection matters and advises financial institutions and international companies on the launch of new business models, outsourcing, data transfers and data protection compliance. The arrival of Alexander Duisberg from Bird & Bird LLP in February 2023 strengthened the capacity in supporting digitisation projects and data-driven business models, including related cyber security issues, as well as transaction-related data protection; he jointly heads the practice with Andreas Mauroschat, who is experienced at the interface between data protection and employment law.
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Key clients
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
- Catena X
- Citigroup
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
- FNZ Group
- GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
- Holcim Group
- Jefferies Group
- Kuwait Petroleum International
- K+S Gruppe
- PIMCO
Work highlights
- Advising Catena-X on the governance structure, legal framework and implementation of the Catena-X data space, the first international collaborative data ecosystem in the automotive industry based on the principles of Gaia-X and the Industrial Data Spaces Association.
- Ongoing advice to Citigroup on data protection issues, including international data transfers, global products and related data flows, negotiation and drafting of contracts with IT and other service providers, internal investigations and the implementation of IT systems and data technology, and general compliance with data protection regulations.
- Ongoing advice to FNZ Group on data protection issues and global IT and data protection projects, particularly with regard to the global transfer of data, the implementation of global IT systems and data-driven applications and compliance with general data protection regulations.