Alex Keenlyside > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bristows LLP
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Data Protection and Media Disputes

Position

Alex is an experienced litigator specialising in contentious media and data protection matters. He primarily acts for media and technology companies in relation to content, with a particular emphasis on defamation, privacy and data protection disputes.

Alex joined Bristows as a partner in December 2019. He is an experienced litigator specialising in contentious media and data protection matters. He primarily acts for media and technology companies in relation to content, with a particular emphasis on defamation, privacy and data protection disputes.

Alex has advised various media publishers and internet service providers in relation to claims brought in libel, privacy, data protection and breach of confidence, including:

  • Advising leading global internet companies on various cutting edge defamation, privacy and data protection matters, including the first “Right to Be Forgotten” claims to be determined at trial in the High Court.
  • Acting for a number of mainstream media entities, including representing a leading international broadcaster and online content provider on a breach of confidence claim following its reporting on information contained in a mass data leak.

Career

Qualified 2009
Partner 2019

Education

M.Phil, M.A., University of Cambridge

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management

(Next Generation Partners)

Alex KeenlysideBristows LLP

The media and data protection disputes team at Bristows LLP has acted for a number of household names in the tech and journalism sectors, including Google, Meta and ITV. In particular, the firm has a strong track record in disputes surrounding defamation, misuse of private information, and data protection. Practice head Alex Keenlyside has considerable experience in media and data protection litigation, particularly for tech companies. Mark Watts leads the firm’s data protection sub-team and acts on a wide range of privacy issues. Senior associate Victoria Baron has experience advising tech and media companies on intermediary liability and misuse of private information.