London – Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has strengthened its Disputes & Investigations practice in Europe with three senior hires in its London office. Robert Grosvenor has been appointed as Managing Director to lead the firm’s Global Privacy & Data Compliance services capacity. Matthew Negus joins as Senior Director and Samita Patel as a Director. They will be supported by a specialised team of seven practitioners.

Mr. Grosvenor brings more than 20 years’ experience of advising multinationals on global and cross-border privacy, compliance and data regulation issues across a number of sectors, including financial services, life sciences, technology and media. His expertise ranges from designing and deploying global privacy programmes and rationalising multi-jurisdictional requirements in the context of corporate data strategy, digital transformation and outsourcing initiatives, through to assessing and mitigating privacy, digital ethics and data compliance risk in areas such as M&A transactions, AdTech and Digital Marketing.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Grosvenor was a Managing Director at Promontory, a global consulting firm, for over nine years, where he led the firm’s Global Privacy & Data Protection practice based in London.

Mr. Negus brings over 15 years’ experience in complex privacy and data protection matters and will be responsible for developing solutions to support clients address their privacy and data protection compliance obligations with a focus on digital transformation, operational restructuring and risk management. He has worked across a range of sectors including banking, insurance, leisure, property development, retail and technology. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Negus spent more than five years at a global consulting firm, within their privacy and data protection practice and previously led a privacy compliance function within a large banking organisation.

Ms. Patel will be responsible for supporting clients with the design and delivery of their data privacy and compliance strategies and advising on business focused solutions for managing global privacy requirements, implementing digital marketing and ad-tech initiatives and streamlining privacy operations. Before joining A&M, Ms. Patel spent over seven years at a global consulting firm, within their privacy and data protection practice, where she designed and led several multi-year international privacy change programs and engagements for clients across various sectors including asset management, education, insurance, life sciences, media, publishing, retail and technology.

Robert Grosvenor, Managing Director at A&M, said: “Data protection and privacy is clearly more important than ever as governments and companies grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. With more data sharing and remote working, businesses should be considering the impact of ongoing changes to their business and technology strategies on their privacy commitments and compliance with applicable data laws.

“At A&M, we have the global reach, subject matter expertise and operational experience to advise clients on managing complex international and cross-border privacy and data compliance challenges across a wide range of scenarios, from embedding privacy and digital ethics values into corporate culture through to automating and monitoring operational compliance processes and controls. With evolving regulations and enforcement activities in Europe and beyond, companies need to be more alert than ever to their compliance requirements.”

Phil Beckett, Managing Director and Head of Disputes and Investigations in Europe, said: “We are delighted to be expanding our team with the addition of Robert, Matthew and Samita’s expertise. Our clients are experiencing increasingly complex privacy and data protection issues, so their diverse skillset and depth of experience will be invaluable as we grow our practice here in Europe and around the world.”

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