Data Privacy Legal Counsel

Data protection compliance that works in your day-to-day operations.

Service Overview

Data protection is about more than privacy policies and legal notices. It is an ongoing legal concern that runs through product design, customer programs, marketing, human resources, data analytics, outsourcing, and the adoption of new technologies.
We have advised more than 100 companies and institutions on data protection, and we serve as standing data protection counsel to many of them. Starting from your actual business processes and data use cases, we identify legal risks, recommend workable compliance measures, and turn legal requirements into internal policies, procedures, and documentation.
Depending on the matter, we work through legal consultations, written advice, formal legal opinions, document drafting and review, and project meetings and decision support.
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Service Modules

Lawfulness Analysis of Data Collection, Processing, and Use

We assess whether your practices for obtaining, using, sharing, and retaining personal data comply with the law, and we recommend compliance measures tailored to your specific business context.

  • Legal bases for collecting, processing, and using personal data
  • Notice requirements and consent mechanisms
  • Specified purposes and use beyond the original purpose
  • Handling of sensitive (special category) personal data
  • Retention periods and deletion practices
  • Disclosure, sharing, and outsourced processing of personal data
  • Compliance of new products, services, and novel data uses

Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Project Legal Reviews

For projects involving large volumes of personal data, sensitive data, or emerging technologies, we conduct legal and privacy risk assessments at the planning stage or before launch.

  • Mapping data flows and use cases
  • Identifying applicable laws and legal base
  • Assessing whether data use is necessary and proportionate
  • Analyzing potential impacts on data subjects
  • Recommending risk mitigation measures and controls
  • Preparing or reviewing DPIAs and related documentation

Design of Data Protection Policies, Programs, and Processes

We turn legal requirements into policies and processes your organization can actually implement, calibrated to your structure, business model, and risk profile.

  • Data protection policies and governance standards
  • Procedures for collecting, using, and retaining personal data
  • Procedures for handling data subject requests
  • Vendor and third-party data management
  • Incident reporting and response procedures
  • Internal accountability and data governance structures

Drafting and Review of Data Protection Documents

We prepare documents tailored to your actual data processing activities and transaction structures, rather than relying on off-the-shelf templates.

  • Privacy notices and privacy policies
  • Consent forms and user and membership terms
  • Data processing agreements
  • Data sharing and data use agreements
  • Employee and HR data protection documents
  • Internal data protection rules and forms

Legal Opinions on Complex Data Protection Issues

Where an issue involves a major business decision, an innovative business model, or a contested question of legal interpretation, we conduct further legal and practical research and deliver a written analysis or formal legal opinion. This gives your organization a sound basis for its decisions and a documented record of its risk management.

Common Scenarios & FAQs

Launching a new product or feature

We help you determine what data to collect, which legal basis to rely on, and how to design notice and consent.

Planning membership, marketing, or analytics initiatives

We advise on whether existing customer data can be used for a new purpose, and how to limit the risks of using data beyond its original purpose or collecting more than necessary.

Adopting AI, cloud, or other new technologies

We analyze the data protection issues involved, from data sources and intended uses to third-party services and how the model or system operates.

Sharing data with vendors or business partners

We clarify each party's role, the legal basis for the transfer, outsourcing requirements, and contractual responsibilities.

Building or updating an internal data protection program

We align your policies, procedures, contracts, and forms with how your organization actually operates.

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