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John Haggis
Managing Partner | Technology, Commercial and Intellectual Property
John is managing partner at Kepler Wolf, and specialises in commercial, IP and strategic advice for clients across the creative, marketing and technology industries. John is an advisor to SoDA and its global membership network, and also supports Agency network groups in the UK.
Laura Berton
Partner | Technology, Commercial and Digital
Laura is an expert in Commercial, Technology law with 20 years of experience in advising client on complex commercial transactions, cutting edge technology and digital legislation. Beyond advising on information technology, outsourcing, cloud computing, software development, licensing, e-commerce and data protection, Laura focuses on digital regulation for online platforms, social media and emerging technologies (AI, automation, AR/VR etc.) and overall helping her clients achieve their growth objectives.
Lizzie Ball
Partner | Employment
Lizzie is an senior employment lawyer who advises clients on the full range of employment legal issues including business change and redundancy programs, disciplinary and grievance matters, contracts, policies and TUPE. Lizzie has considerable experience advising on issues that affect the media industry such as Respect at Work policies, practices and investigations. Lizzie has worked on the implementation of projects across multiple jurisdictions working with a network of advisors. Having worked within a global corporate as part of an in house team Lizzie understands how to provide commercial and practical legal guidance to help clients achieve their goals. Lizzie also advises individuals on their employment contracts, severance arrangements and settlement agreements.
Marta Dunphy-Moriel
Consultant | Data and Privacy
Marta is a multilingual international privacy lawyer and DPO. She specialises in all areas of data protection and privacy. Her deep sector knowledge and a decade of international experience allows Marta to work with pan-European and global businesses to achieve compliance. Her interests include AI and privacy issues in the health and health-tech sectors as well as in media and travel.
Tara Grossman
Partner | Employment
Tara is an experienced solicitor who advises on a range of employment issues, including advising clients in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court. Tara advises clients on a range of contentious and non contentious employment matters, including the application and use of TUPE, discrimination, unfair dismissal contracts, secondment agreements, advising on corporate transactions.
Tina Cowen
Senior Consultant | Corporate and M and A
Tina is a corporate lawyer with over 25 years of experience, and has previously worked as a partner in two city firms where she helped grow both the firms and their corporate groups. Tina advises all sizes of companies from start-ups to large multinational corporations but has particular expertise in advising growing entrepreneurial companies and owner managed businesses in the media, technology and leisure sectors and their funders.
Julie Desmarquest
Partner Consultant | Commercial and Technology
Julie is a senior Commercial and Technology law expert with years of experience advising organisations from small UK-based firms to global companies. She has a strong background in handling complex cross-jurisdictional transactions, outsourcing, SaaS/licensing, Cloud, website development, systems integration, MSAs, and data deals in both regulated and non-regulated sectors. Her 15+ years of in-house and private practice work have honed her practical and technical skills, making her a solution-driven advisor. Julie nurtures a keen interest in regulations and policy changes in the digital tech and data space. She understands the needs and challenges of customer-driven organizations and has extensive experience working with public institutions and regulators. Additionally, Julie has developed a keen interest in and a discerning understanding of the travel tech sector.
