Dr Mark Watts > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bristows LLP‘s full-service offering runs the gamut of transactional, advisory, and contentious data privacy, protection, and cybersecurity issues, handling high-profile data breaches, litigation, and global compliance matters for blue-chip international technology and life sciences clients. Practice head Mark Watts has an ‘effortless mastery of the subject‘ and is recommended for his expertise in global compliance projects and regulatory litigation, while Marc Dautlich advises clients in the life sciences sector on the full range of data protection issues and cyber incidents. Hannah Crowther was promoted to the partnership in May 2023 and tackles high-profile contentious matters before UK and European data protection authorities. At the senior associate level, key names include Jamie Drucker, noted for his ‘impressive grasp of detail and technical law’, and Faye Harrison, who handles privacy compliance programmes and strategy.

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.

Bristows LLP assists clients on tech-related legal issues, advisory, contentious and transactional matters. The team is well-versed in IT law and outsourcing projects, acting for clients undertaking ITO and BPO transactions. Mark Watts heads the practice and advises companies on a range of data protection issues while Toby Crick has expertise in outsourcing transactions. Myles Jelf is involved in telecoms and tech litigation, and Adrian Sim has niche expertise in the area of major financial services implementation projects.