Rhiannon Webster

Partner

London

+44 20 7859 3070 | +44 7917 005 541

Rhiannon.Webster@ashurstperkins.com

Overview
Experience

Introduction

Rhiannon is an authority on data law, with significant experience in data protection, cyber security law, privacy implications of AI and responding to cyber incidents.

Rhiannon Webster is a partner in our digital economy transactions practice and has over 20 years' experience advising on data law both in the UK and on international projects. She advises on a full range of data law issues in including privacy, AI, online safety and cyber security to a wide range of clients, including financial services companies and technology companies through to health providers. Rhiannon is recognized for offering strategic commercial advice on compliance obligations, including in the context of new and developing technologies such as AI and the internet of things cs.

Rhiannon also advises on data security obligations, breach management and regulatory enforcement action, particularly in the context of cyber-attacks and this includes representing clients in their communications with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and other regulators.

Professional Experience

Meta’s Reality Labs on its data privacy related obligations of AI functionality and other areas such as special category data, biometrics processing and online safety.
A UK PLC | Advised on all data protection aspects of its response to a large cyber-attack affecting 22 jurisdictions around the world.
A UK Public Sector Body | Advised on clearing a backlog of 150 data subject requests and implementing a new operating model.
A FTSE 100 Retail Brand in the UK | Advised on setting up a financial services regulated arm and on all aspects of its data protection compliance.
Various PLC boards on cyber readiness responsibilities, including running desk-top simulations of cyber-attacks focusing on decision dilemmas for boards.
A Telecoms Company on usage of privacy enhancing technologies and threshold for anonymization, to enable the sale of data and insights.
A financial technology firm | Advised on incident response following a DDOS attack which occurred mid-acquisition by a global private equity and investment firm.