About us
Data rights – what power knows and what power intends to do with what it knows – is a defining issue of our culture. We are an agency of lawyers, policy experts, technology analysts and applied ethicists working to protect those who need us.
We think that fundamental rights and democratic controls should be defended and extended where data, technology, law and policy meet. This isn’t abstract, it’s about all of us being able to trust technology and those who wield it in a time of digital transformation.
We provide legal, consultancy and public policy services. We’ve worked with the UN, EU, ICRC, and on agenda-setting cases such as the successful prosecution of Cambridge Analytica and the claim against Google’s adtech system.
We work with international organisations, governments, companies, charities, universities, think tanks and individuals. We balance our commercial practice with giving those less-resourced a voice.
Our team
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Aldo Sghirinzetti
Associate
Aldo supports the delivery of AWO’s data protection services to clients from a range of sectors, including but not limited to commercial clients, non-profit organisations and international humanitarian actors.
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Alex Lawrence-Archer
Solicitor
Alex is a solicitor delivering advisory and contentious work related to data rights and issues around modern technology.
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Amna Qureshi
Senior Associate
Amna supports the delivery of our data protection advisory services, focussing on regulatory compliance.
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Aparna Surendra
Manager
Aparna provides research, public policy development, and data science services across emerging technology policy and data-rich compliance projects.
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Ben Hayes
Strategy Director
Ben oversees our business development, finances and compliance. He is an international data protection law and policy expert specialised in the protection of vulnerable data subjects, new technologies, challenging processing environments and applied ethics.
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Boudewijn van Eerd
Associate
Boudewijn van Eerd provides research and advisory services across a range of topics at the intersection of technology, data rights, law, humanitarian action, policy and societies.
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Cassie Roddy
Solicitor
Cassie provides litigation services to our clients on data protection and data rights.
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Catherine Armitage
Advisor
Catherine supports the delivery and development of our public policy client services, projects and communications strategy.
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Charlotte Titterton
Finance and Business Development Manager
Charlotte manages the accounts, payroll, payments and financial planning across our operations and business services.
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Donna Roberts
Finance Coordinator
Donna assists in organising and streamlining our finance functions by providing organisational bookkeeping and administrative support for new business development work.
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Eleftherios Chelioudakis
Senior Associate
Eleftherios provides legal research, general research, and analysis across a number of policy issue areas.
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Eric Kind
Managing Director
Eric oversees our mission and purpose, operations, resources and infrastructure. He is a legal and public policy expert in technology, society and human rights, with particularly deep expertise on surveillance technology law and practice.
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Esme Harrington
Researcher
Esme provides legal research support, analysis, report writing and project management support.
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Javier Ruiz
Senior Advisor
Javier supports a broad range of digital and technology policy and advocacy areas such as content regulation, digital trade, transparency, privacy and ethics.
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Jo McGrory
People and Operations Coordinator
Jo provides lead administrative support for the entire team and assists with our People administration.
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Laureline Lemoine
Associate
Laureline supports delivery of our Public Policy services.
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Louis Dejeu-Castang
Researcher
Louis provides research and business development support for the Public Policy team.
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Lucy Hannah
Senior Associate
Lucy provides research and advisory services across privacy, data protection and regulatory compliance.
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Mahdi Assan
Researcher
Mahdi provides legal research, general research, analysis, report writing and project management support.
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Mathias Vermeulen
Public Policy Director
Mathias oversees our public policy work. He is a legal and public policy expert in information technology law, digital rights and emerging technologies, with a focus on EU-law.
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Nick Botton
Senior Associate
Nick supports the delivery of AWO’s public policy client services and projects, providing research, report writing and project management support.
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Ravi Naik
Legal Director
Ravi oversees our legal and litigation work. He is a leading solicitor in the field of data protection, data rights, privacy matters and protecting human rights in a digital age.
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Rosie McLaughlin
Operations Manager
Rosie manages our operations, governance and compliance and people processes.
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Sophie Clavet
Senior Manager
Sophie provides advisory services on topics including data protection in humanitarian action, public-private partnerships, data transfers in the banking and civil aviation sectors and the use of technologies such as biometrics. She is a data protection and privacy expert in the area of international security.
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