Andrea Ward serves as a director in the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. She has a multitude of experience advising on data protection laws and compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018.
Andrea assists clients on data breach and reporting requirements, including liaising with the ICO. She advises on and drafts privacy documentation, including notices, policies and contracts, and provides guidance on data subject rights, such as subject access requests. Andrea is also interested in social media, employee privacy, monitoring and BYOD, electronic marketing, data sharing, cross-border transfers and compliance hotlines. Her experience includes counseling clients on these issues in a wide range of industries, encompassing companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, recruitment, financial services, automotive and retail.
Andrea holds the CIPP/E certification as a Certified Information Privacy Professional from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and regularly presents and provides training on data protection topics.
