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27 June 2025Publication
UpData
UpData provides regular updates on contentious, criminal and insurance risks relating to data, from cyber-attacks to regulatory enforcement.
Our expert team will help protect your business, build trust and maintain compliance.
The increasing sophistication and frequency of cyber crime has propelled it to the top of most boardroom agendas. With attacks posing significant risks to corporate assets, reputation, customer and employee trust, it’s no longer enough to simply react to threats; you need to be one step ahead of them.
Data protection has become crucial not just for compliance, but for maintaining a competitive edge in the market. By implementing comprehensive strategies that prioritise data privacy and security, businesses can mitigate risks, build resilience and create trusting relationships with their stakeholders.
A global team of data and cyber legal experts
Our international data protection and privacy practice advises clients in key sectors, including asset management and investment funds, financial institutions, technology, media, and telecommunications, and healthcare and life sciences.
We provide guidance on best practices and industry norms for data protection compliance, ensuring that our clients not only adhere to legal requirements but also align with evolving industry standards.
Our team will support you through the full spectrum of your data protection and privacy challenges. Whether we’re addressing employee privacy concerns, data subject rights or data privacy and cybersecurity related claims, we’ll provide tailored strategies to help you achieve compliance and protect your legal interests.
Our core services
Data security
We advise on proactive measures to address data security and assist clients in responding effectively to data breaches.
Employee data protection
Our expertise covers a wide array of issues, including workplace monitoring and the processing of special category personal data.
Subject access requests
We assist in developing strategies for responding to subject access requests, including support during litigation.
Communication and systems monitoring
Our team helps businesses implement compliant practices for monitoring and recording communications or use of IT systems.
Transactional compliance
We manage data protection considerations in corporate transactions, such as due diligence and the transfer of data as an asset.
Freedom of information
We guide both public and private sector organisations on compliance with disclosure requirements and the associated risks.
Our experience
Brookfield Asset Management
Assisting with the creation of a number of GDPR compliant policies and notices.
Dimensional
Providing ad hoc support to Dimensional in relation to its GDPR project.
Global asset management company
Advising a leading global asset management company on a number of high-profile data protection-related instructions, including an international review of the company’s cookies policy and physical security standard.
Key contacts
If you have any questions, contact a member of the Data Protection and Cybersecurity team for assistance:
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