Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has ‘great strength in depth for all things data privacy and cybersecurity across the UK and US’, demonstrating particularly proficiency in GDPR compliance matters, privacy programme development, and corporate transactional support. The team is led by the ’responsive’ Sarah Pearce, who excels in regulatory investigations. James Henderson is particularly knowledgeable about Southeast Asian jurisdictions, while Jonathan Wright has repeatedly constructed global compliance programs for international market-leading commercial entities. Rosemary Jay impresses in ICO investigations and negotiations.
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Testimonials
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- 'Great strength in depth for all things data privacy and cybersecurity across the UK and US.'
- 'We particularly recommend Sarah Pearce, who is very responsive and can arrange a team to assist with critical matters at extremely short notice.'
- 'Sarah Pearce, Rosemary Jay and Jonathan Wright have guided us faultlessly through highly complex decisions since 2019. They are always available, respond instantly and offer thorough, clear expert advice at all times.'
- 'Sarah Pearce, Rosemary Jay and Jonathan Wright are always thoughtful, professional and patient.'
- 'Wonderful team, has excellent knowledge of the space and expertise we needed.'
- 'Sarah Pearce and Jonathan Wright have both been amazing partners to work with for a few years now. Their subject matter expertise, professionalism, and on-point advice have been instrumental in the scaling of our unique program.'
Key clients
- Brand Industrial Services, Inc.
- Cybereason Inc.
- Paramount Global
- Silver Lake Technology Management
- Technology Coalition, Inc.
- Tiffany & Co.
- TJX Companies, Inc. / TK Maxx
- TPG Global, LLC
Work highlights
Providing a wide range of privacy and data security advice to Paramount Global.
Providing global data protection and privacy advice to a well-known retail and consumer products company, including on GDPR compliance.
Providing global privacy and data protection advice to a global provider of industrial and infrastructure services, including EU and UK privacy compliance.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Sarah Pearce
Other key lawyers
James Henderson; Jonathan Wright; Rosemary Jay