Marc Dautlich > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bristows LLP Offices
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England
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Marc Dautlich
Work Department
Commercial IT, Data Protection, FinTech, Life Sciences
Position
Marc is a technology specialist with over 25 years’ experience gained in private practice, as well as inhouse at Equifax and on secondments at Microsoft. He advises clients in the technology, financial services and life sciences sectors on data protection, cyber risk and digital matters.
Marc helps clients to evaluate and manage data protection and cyber risk in cross-border compliance programs, in technology projects involving the development of machine learning/artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud applications, in life sciences and medical device projects covering healthcare apps, remote diagnostics, clinical trials and investigations and genomic research, and in the financial services sector across the lifecycle of product development and FinTech applications.
Marc also advises on cyber security incidents, and regulatory investigations and disputes involving data protection, misuse of private information and breaches of confidentiality, and has experience of devising voluntary redress schemes for individuals affected by such misuse or breaches.
Marc advises on both UK and EU law, covering GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, the Network and Information Systems Regulations, the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations, Investigatory Powers legislation and the data protection and security aspects of financial services legislation and regulation (such as PSD2 and the SYSC rules in the FCA Handbook).
Marc has a good working knowledge of German and Swedish.
Career
Qualified 1996
Partner 2008
Joined Bristows 2018
Admitted in Republic of Ireland (non-practising)
Registered EU Lawyer at the Brussels Bar
Languages
English, German and Swedish
Memberships
Cyber-Security Information Sharing Partnership (CISP), Data Protection Finance Group (DPFG), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Data Protection Network, The International Technology law Association (ITechLaw) and TechUK.
Education
MA (Hons), New College Oxford
Leisure
Tennis, hiking, skiing, Diplomacy (the board game) and fiction.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
(Leading individuals)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.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Payment services, regtech, insurtech, and digital transformation are some of the key areas of strength for Bristows LLP‘s ‘excellent’ technology-focused fintech practice. Additional strengths include AI, DLT and blockchain, while the team is also well placed to handle contentious mandates. The team is led by the ‘outstanding’ Louise Eldridge, who is well regarded for her expertise in blockchain and digital transformation matters. Outsourcing projects for IT students is a noteworthy area of focus for telecoms expert Toby Crick. Marc Dautlich frequently guides fintech clients through issues at the intersection of technology and data protection. Mac Macmillan leverages her pre-law background in software development to inform her advice on a range data protection matters, while Mike Edgar boasts an in-depth understanding of tech procurement issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
- Leading individuals London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Fintech London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employers