England - London • Risk advisory
Mishcon de Reya LLP
The ‘tactically astute’ team at Mishcon de Reya LLP handles the full spectrum of personal and non-personal data issues with an emphasis on regulatory investigations and high-stakes litigation. ‘Master tactician’ Adam Rose heads the team and has extensive experience acting in high-profile data protection and freedom of information litigation, representing both corporates and individuals from the technology, gaming, real estate, and financial services sectors. Working alongside him is Ashley Winton, recommended for his expertise in international data transfers and binding corporate rules. The ‘commercially sensible’ Jon Baines supports the team on contentious and non-contentious GDPR compliance matters, while Stuart McMaster takes point on compliance and regulatory mandates for clients in the betting and gaming sector.
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‘In-depth knowledge of the area of law (data protection), their experience and their strategic advice. Brilliant to work with - communication fantastic.’
‘Their expertise in the field, and their communication, is great. I always had the feeling that they were fighting very hard for me and that they were much better at what they do than the government department we were dealing with. I would pay particular tribute to Jon Baines.’
‘Good practical advice based on excellent understanding of the law and commercial requirements.’
‘Practical advice and good understanding of legal concepts; Stuart McMaster stands out.’
‘Friendly people to work with. Fast turn around on everything. Tactically astute. Will take every point to advance the client's case.’
‘Adam Rose - Brilliant. Friendly. Really clever. Master tactician. Encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. Jon Baines - Very clever. User friendly. Homes on the the commercially sensible next steps.’
Key clients
- Criminal Bar Association
- Campus Crusade for Christ ("CRU")
- Public Law Project
- BetterCloud
- Saudi Data & AI Authority
Work highlights
- Acting for a claimant in a representative claim under CPR 19.6 against Google and DeepMind, on behalf of a class of approximately 1.6m people, in a case relating to defendants' receipt of medical records.
- Acting for claimaint in a high-profile claim against HMRC in relation to HMRC's onward transmission to the US internal Revenue Service ("IRS") of her data, pursuant to the UK FATCA regime.
- Acting for the Criminal Bar Association in relation to concerns regarding the collection and dissemination of the names of barristers taking part in "Days of Action".
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Adam is a Commercial Partner in the Corporate department, with over 25 years' experience, specialising in advising clients on IT and commercial contracts, including franchising, agency, distribution and terms of business.He advises clients across a number of sectors, but in particular, those in real estate, publishing and broadcasting, financial services and retail and leisure, including hotels and restaurants.Adam is an expert in data protection and freedom of information law, where he advises corporates and individuals on all aspects of the law.Adam is the International Development Partner at Mishcon de Reya. His primary objective is to ensure the firm consistently delivers the best advice to its clients and to gain the trust of clients and lawyers from around the world. He works closely with the partners appointed as leaders for each international region to closely monitor the overseas service the Firm provides, the expansion of its client-base and how it is delivering against its strategy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Adam Rose