Emma Wright > Harbottle & Lewis LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Harbottle & Lewis LLP
7 Savoy Court
LONDON
WC2R 0EX
England

Work Department

Technology, Data & Digital

Position

Emma Wright is a partner and leads the Technology, Data & Digital team at Harbottle & Lewis, where she works with clients from all parts of the tech ecosystem solving their regulatory issues, helping them achieve their commercial objectives or deliver their digital transformation goals. Emma is also co-founder and director at the not-for-profit Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technologies, which has built a global network of legislators considering the regulation of AI and other emerging technologies in countries from all parts of the world. She sits on the Unesco Women4EthicalAI forum of global experts on AI and is working with UNESCO on the global implementation of its Recommendation on Ethics in AI. She was listed by Computer Weekly as one of the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Tech for the last two years.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity

At Harbottle & Lewis LLP, Anita Bapat leads on the data protection and privacy side, while Emma Wright oversees the cybersecurity offering. The firm is particularly known for its expertise in the marketing, adtech and digital media fields, and is regularly instructed to advise on overlap with data issues; Sacha Wilson‘s cross-departmental advertising group takes on the bulk of such work.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial

Praised for its ‘technical fluency‘, Harbottle & Lewis LLP regularly assists fintechs through the investment lifecycle, from early-stage financings through to exits. Practice head Emma Wright is equipped to handle technology transactions and advise firms on AI strategies. Tony Littner is frequently sought out by investee companies and investment funds for corporate assistance. Charles Lévêque’s busy portfolio of work includes investments, shareholder arrangements and AIM flotations.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence

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London > Industry focus > TMT

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London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

(Leading partners: Telecoms)

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