Benjamin advises on data and digital regulation, with a focus on complex data protection matters. He helps clients navigate strategic regulatory engagement with UK and EU data protection authorities, including on high-profile investigations and enforcement.
He has significant experience of multi-jurisdictional compliance projects and cross-border M&A, and advises on day-to-day issues under UK GDPR, EU GDPR, ePrivacy rules, and NIS Regulations. His work spans the development and deployment of AI, commercial arrangements and data sharing, direct marketing and profiling, BCRs and international transfers, and automated decision-making.
Benjamin draws on his experience on secondment to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, and two client secondments to a global technology company and a multinational technology and electronics company, where he advised on EU and UK regulatory matters and supported the launch of new products and services.
He is a regular commentator on legal and regulatory developments in data licensing, data protection, and cybersecurity. He is the author of Practical Law’s practice note on the EU Data Act, and co-edited a comparative guide to data protection and data transfers in cross-border investigations, and an overview of cybersecurity legislation in England and Wales.
Benjamin is recognised by The Legal500 as a leading associate in data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity.
