With the ‘unique ability to handle both large-scale commercial litigation while also offering bespoke reputation management advice’, Addleshaw Goddard‘s team is skilled at acting for blue-chip corporates and HNWIs in privacy and data protection matters, collaborating closely with the firm’s litigation department. The ’exceptionally clever, tactically astute and dedicated‘ David Engel brings extensive expertise in contentious privacy and data protection issues, including GDPR claims, ICO investigations, ’right to be forgotten’ cases and matters concerning data subject access requests.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They have a unique ability to handle both large-scale commercial litigation while also offering bespoke reputation management advice to their clients.’

  • ‘David Engel is a universally admired solicitor who justifiably commands complete trust and confidence in his clients. He has excellent tactical acumen and is a fundamentally reassuring presence for his clients.’

  • ‘David Engel is exceptionally clever, tactically astute and dedicated. A delight to work with. ’

  • ‘David Engel remains an excellent instructing solicitor with bundles of experience.'

  • 'Oliver Cox is calm, measured and reassuring.’

  • ‘Knowledgeable and pragmatic. Efficient and sensible advice.'

  • ‘David Engel knows his stuff; he is a safe pair of hands.’

Key clients

  • Drax Group
  • Lloyds Pharmacy
  • Prenetics t/a Project Screen
  • Gareth Thomas

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Engel

Other key lawyers

Oliver Cox, Amy Woodruff