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Nick Graham
Work Department
Data protection.
Position
Nick is the founding partner of Dentons’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Recognized as a leading practitioner, he specializes in data privacy, cybersecurity and information governance, advising across all sectors, including retail, telecoms, energy, manufacturing, banking, insurance, transport, technology and digital media.
Nick has more than 25 years’ experience in data protection and has been advising since the days of the Data Protection Act 1984/1998 and the early enforcement activities of the FTC. He advises on all aspects of data privacy including global compliance strategy and control frameworks, data privacy impact assessments, data breach and incident response, group litigation claims, international data transfers, customer data exploitation and data retention. Most recently, he has advised on AI and privacy compliance, consumer tracking, biometrics, data sovereignty, conflicts of data laws and transfers post-Schrems II/Brexit.
Career
Admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales 1994.
Memberships
The Law Society; International Bar Association; Data Protection Forum.
Education
University of Leicester (LLB 1990); College of Law York (Law Society Finals 1992).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
(Hall of Fame)The team at Dentons
comprises a ‘really smart bunch of practical advisors‘ who take a ‘methodical and deliberate approach to tackling their work‘. London-based Simon Elliott acts as the head of data privacy and cybersecurity for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East, exemplifying firm’s cross-border focus. Antonis Patrikios is noted for his ‘timely and pragmatic‘ responses to both cybersecurity incidents and advisory issues. Nick Graham
, the department’s founding partner, remains an active presence, assisting with international data transfers and adtech matters, as well as developing the AI piece. The group’s client roster includes a growing swathe of notable data and technology players, and is testament to particular strength in these fields. Of counsel Kuan Hon is another crucial member of the team; she is a member of the UK government’s International Data Transfer Expert Council.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
- Hall of Fame London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- 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) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport