Osborne Clarke has been ranked as the number one European-headquartered legal practice for data and related services in the 2024 edition of the GDR 100. It is ranked at number six in the overall global table of law firms.
The GDR 100 is the only global ranking that captures the capabilities, track record, and market reputation of the leading firms advising on data.
Osborne Clarke's head of client strategy and data litigator, Ashley Hurst, commented: "It's a fantastic achievement to once again be included in the top five of global legal practices for data-related work. We are incredibly proud of all the work we do for clients across both non-contentious and contentious matters. We are also proud that we have always recognised the potential of data and its innovative and secure use within business, products and services. This is particularly reflected in our long established AI practice which is now advising across the world on best practice and the almost limitless opportunities it presents within evolving safeguards."
Osborne Clarke is a recognised powerhouse on the European data protection scene.
The GDR100 reports: "Osborne Clarke is a recognised powerhouse on the European data protection scene. Tech giants form the bedrock of an enviable client list which extends through telecommunications, media and entertainment, politics and healthcare in a roster studded with household names."
We work hard to service our clients effectively on complex multi-jurisdictional data related matters, and the ranking is a testament to our success in doing so.
Mark Taylor, global head of digitalisation at Osborne Clarke commented: "We are very pleased to be recognised as a Global Elite firm for data. We work hard to service our clients effectively on complex multi-jurisdictional data related matters, and the ranking is a testament to our success in doing so."
Osborne Clarke has been ranked as a member of the Global Elite list of top 25 law firms since the ranking began in 2021.
In addition, as the highest ranked European firm for data work overall, Osborne Clarke is also the highest ranked European firm for both data advisory work and non-personal data advisory work (ranked fifth globally for both). It is also ranked at number seven globally for its investigations work for clients ("a contentious powerhouse… for investigations work") and at number six globally for its litigation work.
Osborne Clarke rankings in the GDR 100 2024:
- Overall Global Elite: 6
- Data Advisory: 5
- Litigation: 6
- Investigations: 7
The GDR100 also reports that the team provides a "broad range of sophisticated advice to companies across multiple industries" and is also "a go-to for the biggest companies facing regulatory action and litigation."
The ranking is a fantastic confirmation of our collaboration as a team across countries and locations
Flemming Moos, international head of data privacy at Osborne Clarke commented: “The ranking is a fantastic confirmation of our collaboration as a team across countries and locations and is the second highly gratifying recognition of our work so far this year, following the inclusion of our data privacy service line in Chambers & Partners' Europe-wide ranking.”
Additional partners mentioned include Olgierd Świerzewski in Poland, Claire Bouchenard and Xavier Pican in France, Gianluigi Marino in Italy, Rafael García del Poyo in Spain, and Will Robertson in the UK.
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