Eduardo Ustaran is a dually qualified English Solicitor and Spanish Abogado and is a partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse.

He specialises in the legal issues that derive from the use of information technology and the Internet.  Eduardo has been named by Revolution magazine as one of the 40 most influential people in the growth of the digital sector in the UK.

Eduardo advises on the impact of EU e-commerce and data protection law on the operational activities of all types of organisations, including FTSE 100 companies and public sector bodies.  He is a recognised expert in the area of e-privacy and online data protection. Eduardo also advises on Freedom of Information compliance issues.

He advises a UK leading retail group on all management and compliance issues affecting its use of customer information and outsourcing of data processing operations.  This has involved the drafting of binding data protection corporate rules based on official EU guidance.  Eduardo has also carried out data protection audits and managed the adoption of privacy strategies for a number of international clients, and advised leading e-tailers on critical matters affecting their relationship with consumers.

Eduardo has advised local authorities on the practical implications of adopting a data protection compliance programme and the steps involved in adopting a Publication Scheme under the Freedom of Information Act.  He has also advised on the development, implementation and management of the UK's leading fraud data-sharing system.

He is a regular contributor to legal and industry journals, including Privacy & Data Protection, and he is co-author of E-Privacy & Online Data Protection ( Butterworths, September 2002 ) and of the Law Society's Data Protection Handbook (July 2004).

With the emergence of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Hazel has been advising public and private sector clients on the provisions of the FOI Act and related areas.

This has included practical advice on how best to draft contracts and the risks and opportunities under the Act.  Hazel's clients range from central government departments ( and other public bodies ) to web retailers and global professional partnerships.

Hazel Moffat is a Partner in DLA Piper's Public Law & Regulatory Department and the firm's principal specialist in FOI issues.

She was appointed in 2004 to provide all the freedom of information training to over 500 staff at the Scottish Parliament.

Hazel is the lead adviser on all freedom of information issues to public bodies including Scottish Enterprise, The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland and the Standards Commission for Scotland.

She has advised the UK Information Commissioner's Office on the differences between the Scottish and UK FOI legislation.

As Data Privacy Counsel, Mark was responsible for advising on IBM's entry into the EU-US Safe Harbor arrangement and the development and implementation of IBM's internal data protection policies, and auditing programmes.

Kate Brimsted is a senior assistant solicitor in Herbert Smith's Intellectual Property and Technology Department.

Kate specialises in Data Protection and Privacy law in a commercial context and regularly advises clients in the UK, Europe and North America on a wide variety of domestic and international data protection matters, such as tactical advice on responding to subject access requests against a litigious backdrop, compliance and exploitation strategies for database owners and risk analysis in corporate acquisitions and disposals.

In addition, Kate's practice encompasses acting for both UK and international clients as diverse as utilities providers and software developers on a broad range of intellectual property and IT law issues in contentious as well as non-contentious areas.

Kate is a leading expert on Data Protection and Privacy law at Herbert Smith, a founding member and coordinator of the firm's Data Privacy Working Group, edits the firm's Data Privacy Bulletin and is a regular contributor to a wide spectrum of professional journals on topical Data Protection and Privacy, IP and IT issues.  She has spoken at numerous conferences and professional seminars and is currently engaged in writing a chapter for a forthcoming data protection manual. Kate is a fluent German speaker.

 

Daniel Pavin is a partner in the London office of Taylor Wessing's intellectual property/information technology department. He advises in relation to a broad range of information technology and intellectual property matters, both non-contentious and contentious. Daniel has a particular focus on data protection.  He assisted in setting up and he co-presents the UK Direct Marketing Association's Data Protection Compliance Award.

He is also one of the authors of the UK Law Society's "Data Protection Handbook" and a contributor to the British Bankers' Association's publication "Data Protection - Practical Guidance for Banks".

Daniel has a degree from Cambridge University in Computer Science and Physics and worked for two years as a computer programmer before qualifying as a solicitor. He has a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from Bristol University.