Bird & Bird Ranked As The Leading Firm Globally For Data In 2021 By Who’s Who.

11 January 2021

Bird & Bird’s marketing leading reputation for “Data” has been recognised in Who’s Who Legal’s annual analysis of Data Privacy & Protection, Data Security, Information Technology and Telecoms & Media, with more individuals recommended as industry leaders than any other firm globally.
 

Our capabilities in specialist industries were also acknowledged, with two commendations for FinTech and a further four commendations in the inaugural review of the international Space & Satellites market. 
 

A number of lawyers were singled out for individual praise as “global leaders” in their field:
 

Roger Bickerstaff was described as a “long-standing specialist” who impresses sources with his “expertise in the area of AI and law and other cutting-edge topics within IT”. Graeme Maguire was praised for his “impressive regulatory and transactional expertise”, which included “complex communications and technology-based projects.” Frédérique Dupuis-Toubol was acknowledged as a “revered practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the telecoms industry and possesses in-depth regulatory insights”. Ruth Boardman is “simply excellent” with “unrivalled knowledge of data privacy and GDPR law”. Graham Smith comes highly commended for his “impressive knowledge of internet and regulatory law”. 
 

Marjolein Geus was acclaimed as a “telecoms guru”, who is “excellent in telecoms regulatory litigation.” Paul Waszink was described as a “telecoms regulatory expert with an excellent network and knowledge of the Dutch regulatory authorities.” Jeroen van der Lee was “commended for his fantastic work assisting on complex IT related-dispute resolution as well as advising on artificial intelligence and big data”. Roelien van Neck is “well known for her superb work on IT-related commercial matters.”