About the IAPP

Nick is the founding partner of Dentons' Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Recognized as a leading practitioner, he specializes in data privacy, cybersecurity and information governance, advising across all sectors, including retail, telecoms, energy, manufacturing, banking, insurance, transport, technology and digital media.

Nick has more than 25 years’ experience in data protection and has been advising since the days of the Data Protection Act 1984/1998 and the early enforcement activities of the FTC. He advises on all aspects of data privacy including global compliance strategy and control frameworks, data privacy impact assessments, data breach and incident response, group litigation claims, international data transfers, customer data exploitation and data retention. Most recently, he has advised on AI and privacy compliance, consumer tracking, biometrics, data sovereignty, conflicts of data laws and transfers post-Schrems II/Brexit.

Recognition

Nick is ranked in the Hall of Fame for Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity in Legal 500 2025

Nick is ranked as a Leading Individual for Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity in Legal 500 2015-2024

Nick is ranked as a Leading Individual for Data Protection & Information Law in Chambers 2016-2024

According to Chambers, clients say that Nick is "a standout – he is very intelligent and we have confidence in him", he is "one of the leading lights in data protection" and is found to be "very responsive, efficient and pragmatic".

According to Legal 500, clients say that Nick has "been a trusted adviser to us for years. He knows our business well and he and his team always give us reliable, risk-based, pragmatic advice".

Thomson Reuters 2024 identified Nick as a "Stand-out Lawyer" with clients commenting that Nick "is extremely knowledgeable on data protection law, he is practical, and has a great network of experts."