Nigel Parker
Partner
London
Nigel Parker
Partner
London
Contact Details
Nigel specialises in intellectual property, technology and data protection.
He advises on IP, technology and data aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, including joint ventures and collaborations, as well as standalone IP and data-rich commercial matters. He has experience in a range of digital projects for clients across a range of sectors, including in the fields of digital health, connected vehicles and digital marketing. His data practice spans all areas of data privacy, including data breaches, international data transfers (including BCRs) and data protection authority investigations. He has extensive experience of complex outsourcing transactions, acting for both customers and suppliers. Nigel is recognised in Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK and was named one of the "Top 40 under 40" data lawyers by Global Data Review. He is the contributing editor of the ICLG cross-border guide on cybersecurity and an editor of A&O's Digital Hub blog.
Expertise
Beratungsschwerpunkte
Sektoren
Qualifikationen
Fachlich
Akademisch
LLB, Law, The University of Manchester, 2001
LLM, Commercial Intellectual Property, Nottingham Law School, 2007
Referenzmandate
Advising News Corp on The Ozone Project, its joint venture with Telegraph Media Group, Reach and Guardian News & Media to create an advertising platform and offer joint digital ad sales.
Advising Lloyds Banking Group on its strategic partnership with Schroders in the wealth, investment and financial planning sector, to create a market-leading wealth management proposition.
Advising GSK on its strategic collaboration with German biotech company CureVac for the research, development and commercialisation of mRNA-based vaccines and monoclonal antibodies targeting infectious diseases, including advice on its equity investment of EUR150 million into CureVac.
Advising Liberty Global on its GBP31bn joint venture with Telefónica to merge Virgin Media and O2's fixed, broadband and mobile businesses in the UK.
Expertise
Beratungsschwerpunkte
Sektoren
Qualifikationen
Fachlich
Akademisch
LLB, Law, The University of Manchester, 2001
LLM, Commercial Intellectual Property, Nottingham Law School, 2007
Das sagen andere über uns
Combines outstanding technical knowledge with great commercial and common sense. He provides pragmatic and commercial advice and is always available when you need him.
Legal 500 UK (Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity)
a technical expert, while also being extremely strategic and forward thinking
Legal 500 UK 2021 (Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, copyright and design)
Very approachable and provides practical advice", "incredibly reassuring in his approach and is a tried and tested expert", "very responsive, pragmatic and is excellent at explaining complex issues.
Chambers UK 2021 (Data Protection & Information Law)
Published work
- "Effective Cyber Diligence – The Importance of Getting it Right" (Nigel Parker and Alexandra Rendell), ICLG 2020
- "The Regulators Have Spoken – Nine Lessons To Help Protect Your Business" (Nigel Parker and Alexandra Rendell), ICLG 2019
- "Would the Standard of Cybersecurity be Improved by the Introduction of Mandatory Cybersecurity Controls?" (Nigel Parker and Alex Shandro), ICLG 2018
- "International Data Transfers under the proposed Data Protection Regulation", PDP Journals, May 2012
- "The secret recipe: key ingredients of agreements to protect confidential information" Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Practice Point, February 2011.
- "Cross-border data transfers: Weighing up regulator requests" PLC, January 2011.
- "Intellectual property and joint ventures: protection of intellectual property on exit", 4 Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 473, 2009.
- "Post-termination use of licensed intellectual property by licensees", 3 Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 5, 2008.
- "Data Protection Law in Japan: a European Perspective", 8 World Data Protection Report 12, 2008.
- "Intellectual property issues in joint ventures and collaborations", Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 2: 729-74, 2007.
News & Insights
Publications: 16 APRIL 2020
Podcast: The importance of branding to digital transformation
Nigel Parker discusses the importance of getting the branding right when undergoing digital transformation and why a business may wish to establish a new brand, a sub-brand or realign its existing…
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Publications: 01 MARCH 2021
Regulatory Monitoring – Praxisrelevante Entwicklungen im deutschen und europäischen Aufsichtsrecht
In unserem Regulatory Monitoring-Newsletter informieren wir Sie monatlich über praxisrelevante Entwicklungen im deutschen und europäischen Aufsichtsrecht.
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News: 26 FEBRUARY 2021
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