Dentons New Zealand‘s data protection and cybersecurity team has a deep and broad understanding of all issues affecting the innovation and technology sector, with expertise in privacy, consumer protection, censorship, and harmful digital communications law. The team is particularly noted for its experience in the public sector, and work handled for local government agencies, on matters concerning cloud technology, big data, and data sovereignty. Hayley Miller heads the team with a particular focus on eCommerce, cloud technology, and the banking sector. Further, Campbell Featherstone focuses on privacy and data protection, procurement, and health information, while Hayden Wilson is noted for his advice to clients in response to privacy breaches, access requests, as well as complaints and investigations.
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Testimonials
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- 'Dentons is really solid in this area and understands the practicalities of the technology work we do, which helps immensely.'
- 'Hayley Miller is excellent, really knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic.'
- 'The team at Dentons have been top-notch. They are quick to respond, provide useful and commercial advice and have assisted us with various privacy matters.'
- 'Hayley Miller is a wonderful partner to work with. She takes the time to understand our business and risk profile and tailors her advice to provide high-value insights to us.'
Key clients
- Accenture NZ Ltd
- Airbnb
- Airways Corporation of NZ
- Alibaba
- Altus Group Limited
- Amazon
- AMP Services (NZ) Limited
- ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
- ASB Bank Limited
- Bathurst Resources Group (BT Mining Limited)
- BNI Networking & Referral Ireland Holding Limited
- Bolt Operations
- BT Mining
- Bumble
- Catalyst IT
- Cognizant
- Danone Nutricia New Zealand Limited
- Downer New Zealand
- Footlocker
- FutureVerse
Work highlights
Advised Bathurst on Health Information Privacy Code 2020 compliance concerning the health and wellbeing services provided to staff at mines, including preparing consent forms and privacy disclosures.
Advised Serko on several aspects of its business, including reviewing its data retention policy and working with Serko in connection with global privacy issues.
Undertaking an independent review of Oranga Tamariki’s privacy practices, including the management of personal information.
Practice head
Hayley Miller; Campbell Featherstone; Hayden Wilson
Other key lawyers
Ashleigh Ooi