At Fieldfisher, Hazel Grant helms the technology and data practice, with a workload spanning compliance projects, international data transfers, binding corporate rules, data audits, and breach response. The group has wide-ranging sector expertise, and assists major names from fields as diverse as technology, financial services, retail and life sciences. Nuria Pastor is regularly instructed to act as an external data protection officer, while Renzo Marchini is a go-to contact for disputes relating to data. Summer 2023 was a time of growth at partner level for the team, with the promotion of Kirsten Whitfield, shortly followed by the arrival of Sarah Tedstone from Shoosmiths LLP.
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Key clients
- TikTok/Bytedance
- Citigroup
- International Tennis Integrity Agency
- Ancestry Ireland Unlimited
- Intuit Inc. (and Mailchimp)
- Deltatre Limited
- The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)
- Hasbro Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising TikTok/Bytedance on various data protection issues.
- Instructed as external data protection officer for Intuit Inc and Mailchimp.
- Advising Hasbro on marketing, advertising, adtech, and children's personal data protection.
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Hazel Grant