The team at DLA Piper offers data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity services to both the public and private sectors, with a clientele that ranges from government agencies to multinational corporations. Some notable areas of speciality are privacy disputes, proceedings against the Information Commissioner’s Office, and cyber incident response, with particular proficiency in general and post-Brexit data strategies. At the helm of the practice, Ross McKean is the main contact for global data governance programmes and contentious digital security mandates. Shervin Nahid is recognised for his due diligence skills. Simon Persoff left the firm in August 2025.
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Key clients
- London Stock Exchange Group
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Information Commissioner's Office
- RightMove
- Emirates Group
- Guidewire Software
- UNHCR
Work highlights
Acting as sole litigation counsel to Refinitiv in the defence of a high court claim that has been brought by an individual connected to a Russian oligarch that challenges the legality of the data processing and attacks Refinitiv's World-Check tool.
Advising the UK Government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the UK's international data strategy, providing guidance to HM Government on all aspects of their plans for regulating the flow of personal data from the UK to comply with the GDPR, without detriment to the UK's economic interests.
Advising the UNHCR legal and policy team on its AI and data strategy to help develop a governance structure in relation to the deployment of AI-enabled technology to assist the UNHCR in its work supporting refugees around the world.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Ross McKean
Other key lawyers
Shervin Nahid