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Simmons & Simmons

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Simmons & Simmons’ data protection team draws on the firm’s digital business, dispute resolution, and employment capabilities, forming a multidisciplinary offering that has a strong presence in the financial services, healthcare and life sciences, and telecoms sectors. Under the leadership of new practice head Lawrence Brown, who takes point on multi-jurisdictional compliance and data protection mandates from the firm’s Bristol office, the team also handles data disputes and data breach response work. Head of the Digital Business practice Alexander Brown concentrates on advising clients in the telecoms sector on a broad range of data protection and privacy matters, particularly in the context of digital tech. On the contentious side, Robert Allen, also in Bristol, heads the firm’s data protection litigation practice.

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Key clients

  • Huawei
  • Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (PIMCO)

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Work highlights

  • Advised Huawei on various developing laws and regulations related to restrictions on the ability for Huawei to supply 5G equipment to mobile operators.
  • Advised the Bank of Novia Scotia on a wide-ranging data protection compliance review with a focus on transfer risk assessments for intra-group and vendor transfers.

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