Ruth Boardman

I am based in London and co-head Bird & Bird's International Privacy and Data Protection Group. I enjoy providing practical advice and solutions to complex legal issues.

I have extensive experience advising a broad range of organisations on data privacy matters. I advise on the data protection aspects of new products or services and on commercial arrangements involving personal data. I also help when there has been a personal data breach. I advise clients on their dealings with data protection authorities and with those involved in passing new data protection legislation.

I work with clients in many sectors - including online providers, ad-tech, ed-tech and all companies providing services likely to be accessed by children, new technology and electronics, life sciences, financial services including payments, creative industries (such as music and film), automotive and sports.

I have co-written Data Protection Strategy (Sweet & Maxwell), which has been re-published to take account of the GDPR and UK legislation. I recently served on the Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and have been a member of the UK Government's Expert Council on data transfers. I also assisted the Global Alliance on Responsible Genome and Clinical Data Sharing, where I served as a member of its Regulatory and Legal Group.