RPC

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• The individuals at RPC distinguish themselves through responsiveness, clarity of communication, and commercial awareness. Stand-out qualities include: Ability to provide decisive guidance under pressure, strong understanding of the insurance dynamic and claims process, and clear, structured written advice that supports coverage decisions and insured communication. Partners are particularly impressive in terms of availability, strategic oversight, and engagement on complex matters, while associates consistently deliver high-quality drafting and efficient execution. Overall, the team operates with a level of confidence and practicality that sets them apart from many competitors.
• RPC’s data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity practice stands out for its combination of technical legal expertise and genuine operational understanding of cyber incidents. The team is highly responsive and integrates seamlessly with insurers, brokers, and incident response vendors, which is critical in time-sensitive matters. From a claims handler perspective, their key strengths are: Clear, pragmatic advice that is commercially grounded rather than overly theoretical; Strong incident response capability, particularly in breach notification, regulatory engagement, and multi-jurisdictional matters; Excellent coordination with forensic and PR firms, ensuring a cohesive response strategy; Ability to distill complex regulatory frameworks (UK GDPR, EU GDPR, cross-border issues) into actionable recommendations. Compared to other firms, RPC strikes a strong balance between technical depth and usability of advice; their output is concise, decision-focused, and aligned with real-world claims pressures. The firm has also demonstrated innovation in: Efficient matter management and collaboration with insurers and panel providers; Flexible and transparent billing approaches; Leveraging technology and structured workflows to improve turnaround times.
• Jon Bartley and Kiran Dhoot have been fantastic in high-pressure situations. Jon has also been excellent with longer-range industry and government engagement to help promote pragmatic legislative and regulatory outcomes, while still ensuring the safeguarding of personal data.
• Great all-around practice - very pragmatic and responsive, top-level advice and highly supportive. Solid, dependable, and reliable. Good value for money.
• Comprehensive, thorough, and well-thought-out advice, with real-world application.
• Jon Bartley is exceptional. His unique talent lies in translating complex compliance requirements into tangible, client-facing value that can be delivered operationally. With him, you know you are in trusted hands.

Key clients

• Associated Newspapers Limited
• Meta
• Frasers Group
• Channel 4
• X
• Google
• Medik8
• Hiscox
• Premiership Women's Rugby
• CNA Hardy
• Chubb
• BBC

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