Henry Sainty > Farrer & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Farrer & Co‘s data protection and information law practice, helmed by Henry Sainty, encompasses both a disputes and a commercial advisory team, ensuring that the firm has ‘an expansive stance when supporting clients‘. The litigious side is overseen by ‘deeply experienced data privacy practitioner‘ Ian De Freitas. In terms of non-contentious work, international data transfers, processing agreements and governance issues are all regularly handled.

Farrer & Co advises a slew of print and digital publishers – including leading newspapers, academic publishers, book publishers, B2C and B2B magazines, and online content distributors – as well as authors and agents on traditional and emerging issues, such as the use of AI and exploitation of content for training AI models. The team is also adept at acting for other players across the media sector, including international broadcast production and rights companies, music publishers and estates, and radio broadcasters. Practice head Henry Sainty advises a number of key print, digital, consumer and academic publishing clients; he is sought after for his expertise in AI, digital market regulations, commercial joint ventures and data protection issues. Paul Jones is the go-to name for commercial contracts work; Owen O’Rorke focuses on AdTech, AI, digital data and commercial agreements; and Alan Baker assists major newspapers, magazines and directory publishers with the use of data and IP rights as business assets. David Morgan is active in print, digital and radio matters. Peter Wienand retired in April 2024.