Employee Incentives
United Kingdom
20 August 2025
As the new tech and commercial transactions department head at Travers Smith LLP, Louisa Chambers impresses a wide array of clients with her ‘thoughtful, clear and pragmatic advice’. The team’s comprehensive offering includes data security evaluations, corporate transactional support and compliance work. Chambers offers multi-jurisdictional expertise and has a particularly strong track record in the financial services and automotive sectors. James Longster is another key part of the team. In March 2025, Dan Reavill left the firm.
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Testimonials
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'Louisa Chambers is the classic strategic advisor - we trust her implicitly and she gets our risk profile and desire to innovate in a way which pushes boundaries but does so in a compliant manner.'
'I have enjoyed working with the Travers Smith team on Data Act matters for the last couple of years. They know the area very well and offer clear, pragmatic advice. We are likely to involve the team further in the coming months.'
'I have enjoyed working with Louisa Chambers over the last couple of years. Her advice is always thoughtful, clear, and pragmatic, and she is very easy to get on with. I would certainly recommend her to anyone looking for advice on Data Act matters.'
Key clients
- Samsung Electronics
- Poundland Limited & Pepco Group Services Limited
- Paymentsense Limited (t/a Dojo)
- Sports Direct
- IVC Evidensia
- BagCheck LLC
- Värde Partners
- PSG Equity LLC
- Advent International Ltd
- Fortress
- MNK Re
- Bain Capital LP
Work highlights
Developing an interactive tool and mobile application to streamline data protection compliance for IVC Evidensia, a global veterinary group.
Advising Samsung Electronics on the development of its compliance approach to the EU Data Act and its interplay with compliance with EU and UK GDPR obligations.
Advised a large European self-storage operator, Safestore, on its cross-border joint venture and asset management arrangements with global investment firm Nuveen.
Practice head
Louisa Chambers
Other key lawyers
James Longster; Sarah Robinson