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Areas of Practice

  • AI and Emerging Technologies
  • AI, Metaverse, and Emerging Technologies
  • Children’s Privacy
  • Corporate
  • Crisis Management
  • Cybersecurity Incidents
  • Europe
  • European Data Protection and Privacy
  • Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial ...
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Records Management
  • Retail
  • UK
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Profile

Sarah’s practice covers a broad range of data privacy and data security issues in the UK and across Europe. Ranked by Chambers UK, she has extensive experience advising clients on privacy and data protection compliance issues, including those associated with international data transfers, conducting privacy impact assessments, and risk management associated with the collection and use of data (particularly in the context of leading-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence), and marketing-related issues. Sarah regularly advises clients on cybersecurity incident response, preparedness activities, and associated regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. Clients have said that “I love to work with her . . . She is business-driven and delivers everything efficiently.”

Sarah assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing global privacy and information security risks and compliance issues. Sarah previously practiced in Paris and offers a broad pan-European perspective when advising clients. With a background in commercial contracts, Sarah routinely advises clients on the privacy and data security provisions of complex commercial and technology-related contracts, as well as those arising in the context of corporate transactions.

Sarah is a frequent author and speaker at international conferences on related privacy, cybersecurity and AI issues.

Bar Admissions

    Education
    LPC, The University of Law, Guildford, 1999

    Maîtrise, Université Paris I: Panthéon Sorbonne, 1998

    LLB, King’s College London, The Dickson Poon School of Law, 1998

    Areas of Practice

    • AI and Emerging Technologies
    • AI, Metaverse, and Emerging Technologies
    • Children’s Privacy
    • Corporate
    • Crisis Management
    • Cybersecurity Incidents
    • Europe
    • European Data Protection and Privacy
    • Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial Contracting
    • Privacy and Cybersecurity
    • Records Management
    • Retail
    • UK

    Professional Career



    Articles

    • UK ICO Publishes Guidance on Workplace Monitoring, Compliance & Enforcement
    • Understanding the Current AI Compliance Issues and Data Privacy Risks in the Metaverse, Law.com
    • UK-U.S. data bridge: Important step towards free-flowing data, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
    • The risk of losing our EU data adequacy agreement is real, Computer Weekly
    • Regulating AI in the EU and the UK - a legal view, FST Blog
    • UK Court Blocks UK ICO Fine and Enforcement Against Clearview, Compliance & Enforcement
    • UK/EU Privacy & Cybersecurity: Current Legislative Trends
    • The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, CPO Magazine
    • A New Era: The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Thomson Reuters’ Regulatory Intelligence
    • Hunton AI and Emerging Technologies 2023 Year in Review

    Blogs

    Hunton Immigration and Nationality Law

    The Hunton & Williams LLP Immigration practice, part of the firm's Labor and Employment Team, is concentrated in two major areas. First our work involves advising American and foreign businesses about obtaining the most appropriate temporary and permanent work visas for executives, professionals, and other skilled foreign workers. Careful planning and documentation are necessary to ensure the greatest chance of success. We also represent our clients in any negotiations or administrative...

    Privacy and Information Security Law Blog

    Global privacy and cybersecurity law updates and analysis. Computerworld magazine has named Hunton & Williams the top firm for privacy for the fourth consecutive year based on a survey of more than 4,000 corporate privacy professionals. In addition, Chambers and Partners rated Hunton & Williams the top Privacy and Data Security practice in its Chambers Global, Chambers USA and Chambers UK guides, noting that the firm “is highly regarded for the strength of its excellent team.”

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