England - London • Risk advisory

CMS

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The data, privacy, and cybersecurity practice at CMS leverages the firm’s international network to provide a strong offering with particular strength in multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations, data protection litigation, and global compliance projects. Regularly instructed by international organisations as well as large multinational corporates across a wide range of industries, the team also advises on international data transfers and emerging technologies. Overseeing the team is Emma Burnett, whose practice focuses on data protection, tech, and outsourcing, particularly in the context of commercial agreements. Loretta Pugh also handles data protection matters and has a strong cybersecurity practice covering incident response planning and breach advice. The ‘first rate’ Duncan Turner leads the Scotland team and is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We work with Duncan Turner. Duncan is a superb lawyer, extremely practicable, reassuring and has a great feel for the negotiating positions of both sides. He also has a first-rate data protection background.’

  • ‘For me, the CMS team's greatest strength is their understanding of our company's risk appetite and their ability to find solutions that are legally sound and reflective of our risk tolerance.’

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Key clients

  • Xiaomi
  • Balfour Beatty Pension Fund Trustee

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Work highlights

  • Advised a large multinational streaming service provider to the implementation of a new ad-supported tier within its platform and the related processing particularly in relation to children.
  • Advising a large e-commerce company on the roll out of its revolutionary instore automated retail technology which involved the collection of substantial personal information.

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