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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
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CHEAPSIDE
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Philip James
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Philip is a Partner in our Global Privacy & Cyber Security Group. Philip is passionate about data driven innovation and strategy. He is an expert in data privacy, cyber security & information rights. Philip guides clients through the issues arising from the creation, licensing and exploitation of rights in content, data and software on mobile, cloud and new media platforms. Philip specialises in fraud prevention, cyber risk, data strategy, risk management, ID, biometrics, facial recognition, profiling, big data, AI, automation, behavioural targeting, loyalty and social media (and its influence). Philip is experienced in the Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT), Entertainment, Retail, Sports, Hospitality, Fintech (incl. Insurtech) Sectors. However, Philip also seeks to apply experience from one sector to innovate in others. Examples include advising: (a) a 'pay-as-you-fly' drone insurance platform on a first-of-its-kind alliance with a global insurer; and (b) a games developer on an international multi-party JV to create a data sharing hub to identify market trends for investment funds.
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London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
is the port of call for a slew of household names, including Dyson, Thames Water and Meta, when it comes to matters related to international data transfers, data breach incidents, investigations and group litigation, and is singled out for its ‘expertise in freedom of information matters’. Practice head Paula Barrett, who has ‘excellent technical grasp of the law and developing trends’, is particularly sought after by clients in the financial services, telecom and life sciences segments. Other key names are Liz Fitzsimons, who is recommended for freedom of information mattes, and Philip James, who is specialised in fraud prevention, regulatory investigations and international data breach responses.
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- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
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- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
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- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
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- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
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- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
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