Bird & Bird‘s team regularly works with the firm’s international network in relation to high-profile clients that collect and transfer large quantities of sensitive data. The group is co-led by Adriano D’Ottavio, who is experienced in managing data breaches and security incidents, and data protection and IT specialist Debora Stella.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘High-level expertise in the tech/privacy legal space.’
  • ‘Adriano D’Ottavio is an excellent lawyer - he has strong knowledge of clients’ business and builds great relationships with clients.’

Key clients

  • Datafalls
  • Lastminute.com

Work highlights

  • Advising Datafalls on an ongoing basis with regard to privacy and data protection matters.
  • Advising Lastminute.com Group on an ongoing basis, including dealing with data transfers and data sharing within the group.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adriano D’Ottavio, Debora Stella

Other key lawyers

Giovanni Galimberti, Massimiliano Mostardini