England - London • Risk advisory
Farrer & Co
Acting for clients in the education, sport, and media sectors, Farrer & Co handles compliance, data retention queries, and data transfers. Henry Sainty leads the team, which also includes Ian De Freitas, head of data disputes, and Owen O’Rorke, whose practice spans both contentious and non-contentious matters. Associate David Morgan is recommended for marketing and adtech compliance advice. Jeremy Isaacson, a freedom of information specialist, and data litigator Tom Rudkin were promoted to partner in 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Highly knowledgeable, skilled, collaborative, hard-working and pragmatic approach to advice and legal services. Particularly impressed with the dedicated forums and webinar series to support in-house lawyers which, in my experience is unique and offers great support for myself and my team.’
‘A brilliant team of lawyers who take the time to give specific, commercially oriented advice. Owen O'Rorke stands out in particular for his responsiveness, exceptional knowledge, and real-world application of the law.’
‘Effective, experienced, personable, diverse team, especially the inspirational Ian De Freitas.’
‘Ian De Freitas - a very experienced skillful lawyer and safe pair of hands.’
'Great team, providing clear, tailored advice.'
'Owen O'Rorke gives clear advice, tailored to our needs.'
'David Morgan is extremely responsive and provides sensible advice.'
'The team has an excellent knowledge of our business and can therefore provide properly considered and tailored advice. They consider both the legal and commercial issues in all scenarios providing practical advice that can be implemented by the business.'
Key clients
- London Business School (LBS)
- English Federation of Disability Sport (Activity Alliance)
- British Swimming
- Logicalis Group
- Eton College
- Vistra Group
- The Economist
- Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
- MCC Marylebone Cricket Club
- ISBA
- Department for Education
- Church of England
Work highlights
- Acting for Eton College advising on data protection compliance issues including data retention, complaints and queries from parents and pupils involving personal data, and requests from individuals to exercise their privacy rights, erasure and subject access requests.
- Advising the Economist on its direct marketing and newsletter advertising and its compliance with the UK GDPR and PEC Regulations.
- Representing Logicalis Group International, a global IT solutions provider, overseeing a comprehensive redraft of the agreement covering its complex international data transfer arrangements, including dealing with differences between ex-UK and ex-EEA transfers, new confidentiality provisions and questions of group liability and regulation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Henry Sainty