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

7 Savoy Court
LONDON
WC2R 0EX
England
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Emma Wright

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
(Leading partners)London > Industry focus > TMT
(Leading partners)London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Leading partners: Telecoms)Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech: corporate and commercial London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers