Alexander McGuire
Alexander McGuire
Biography
Alex is a lawyer in the Global data protection, privacy and cybersecurity practice. He advises clients across a broad range of cyber security and data protection issues, from preparedness to incident response and recovery (including regulatory investigations and litigation).
He has particular experience in advising large healthcare, financial services and technology companies in relation to cyber incidents and disputes, with a focus on ransomware and extortion attacks. He has a keen interest in the technical and forensic elements of cyber-incidents, and ensuring there is a strong connection between the legal and IT teams he advises. Alex is also experienced in preparing and delivering tabletop and cyber simulation exercises at an executive and board level.
Currently based in London, Alex was previously an Associate in a large global law firm, and is qualified in New South Wales, Australia.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Advised major EU food and beverage company in response to extortion attack and managing regulatory obligations
- Advised major US med-tech company in relation to GDPR obligations and multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations following ransomware incident
- Advised Software-as-a-Service company in relation to GDPR obligations and defence to enforcement activity
- Advised major US bio-pharmaceuticals company in relation to coordinating response to multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations
- Advised major FTSE Utilities company on tabletop exercise
- Prepared and delivered various tabletop exercises / cyber simulations at C-Suite and Board level
- Advised on successful defence to privacy and health regulatory investigations following major ransomware attack on billion-dollar Australian healthcare organisation*
*experience from previous firm
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