Leading London-based international law firm Mishcon de Reya has announced that it has appointed James Boyle as Head of Data for the firm.
James has been a Partner with the firm since 2022, following Mishcon de Reya’s merger with Taylor Vinters. His work focuses on providing strategic privacy and data protection advice to technology and data-rich businesses. He is known for being a pragmatic, accessible and responsive advisor.
The firm is embedded within the innovation ecosystem and has a longstanding and impressive record of advising clients on how best to achieve their strategic objectives while complying with an evolving regulatory regime. It has a multi-disciplinary Data group, which enables it to cover the full spectrum of support for any privacy and data issues that clients may face, from disputes, strategic compliance advice, ICO investigations, and, as the only CREST accredited law firm in the UK, a holistic range of support for clients who’ve suffered cyber hacks or data security breaches.
Jeremy Hertzog, Chair of Mishcon de Reya’s Innovation department, said:
“Data law experts play a crucial role in today's digital age, where data is a valuable asset for our clients. Our data team helps our clients stay ahead of quickly evolving regulations and technological trends so that our clients can innovate and grow while remaining compliant and ethical, thus contributing to a fair and secure digital economy. The appointment of James as Head of Data underlines Mishcon de Reya’s longstanding commitment to serving and growing our innovation economy clients, who range from founders, startups and scaleups to some of the largest multinationals.”
“James’ deep experience across the data landscape as well as his international experience will help us deliver exceptional legal services globally and I am so pleased that he has agreed to lead our Data team.”
James Boyle, Head of Data at Mishcon de Reya, said:
“I’m delighted to be leading the data team at Mishcon, continuing to build on the fantastic platform created by Adam Rose. The firm’s multi-disciplinary approach to privacy and data protection advice, covering legal and non-legal consultancy and cybersecurity support, gives us a unique offering in the market and our clients a single, trusted destination. In the years to come I’m particularly excited to continue growing our Global Data Protection Officer service, developing our market leading, cost-effective DSAR service, delivering complex, global compliance projects for our clients and taking on regulatory disputes and complex damages claims as part of the incredibly talented team we're so very fortunate to have at the firm.”