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Sidley Austin LLP Offices

70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE
England
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William Long

Work Department
Privacy and Cybersecurity, Banking and Financial, Services Healthcare
Position
Partner
Career
https://www.sidley.com/en/people/l/long-william-rm
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
With a strong focus on the life sciences and financial services industries, Sidley Austin LLP often acts for a wide range of financial institutions, fintech and pharmaceutical companies, and insurance firms on GDPR-related matters and international data transfers. Leading the practice is William Long, whose expertise spans regulatory matters, e-commerce issues, and information security. John Casanova is a key name for investigations and commercial transactions. Also noted are senior managing associate Francesca Blythe, who is ‘very responsive, pragmatic and clear in her advice’, and managing associate Eleanor Dodding, who is well versed in GDPR matters.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Real estate > Property finance