Gail Crawford > Latham & Watkins > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Acting for a range of companies, including start-ups and large multinationals, Latham & Watkins offers ‘very practical and insightful advice’ on the data protection aspects of corporate transactions such as M&A, GDPR compliance, regulatory investigations and data protection disputes. Gail Crawford leads the practice and is especially sought after by clients in the tech, financial services, media and healthcare segments to advise on cross-border data compliance matters. Ian Felstead is recommended for litigation and regulatory disputes, and Fiona Maclean is well versed in regulatory investigations. James Lloyd joined the group from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP in October 2021.

The technology practice at Latham & Watkins is co-led by outsourcing expert Andrew Moyle and Gail Crawford. The ‘fantastic‘ team assists start-ups and well-established companies on a wide range of IT and telecoms issues, including regulatory, contentious and transactional matters. This advice covers local and global mandates, including M&A, outsourcings, transformations, contractual negotiations, cloud computing issues and product launches. Christian McDermott has expertise in the IT space, conducting technology-related transactions for clients as well as handling work in the emerging technology space. Fiona Maclean has considerable outsourcing and cloud computing experience, and senior associate Laura Holden is key in technology and outsourcing transactions, while associate Elva Cullen is also notable for her online platform regulatory advice.