Edgar Lee

Associate
He/Him/His

London
edgar.lee@lw.com
+44.20.7710.1000

PRACTICES

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Connectivity, Privacy & Information
  • Payments
  • Privacy & Cyber
  • Technology Transactions

INDUSTRIES

  • Fintech
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Technology

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

EDUCATION

  • Legal Practice Course, BPP University, 2020
  • BA (Hons) Law, University of Cambridge, 2019

PROFILE

Edgar Lee is an associate in the Data & Technology Transactions Practice. Edgar regularly counsels a broad range of clients, from startups to technology giants, on an array of technology and commercial issues including:

  • Multijurisdictional data privacy matters, such as on product design, data transfers, online advertising, and data protection disputes
  • Global data regulatory requirements relating to the development and deployment of artificial intelligence, digital services, online safety, and cybersecurity, including the EU AI Act, EU Digital Services Act, and UK Online Safety Act
  • Large scale technology and outsourcing transactions and commercial contracts
  • Intellectual property
  • Fintech and payments

Edgar has significant expertise advising in a broad range of industries, including social media and online platforms, gaming, healthcare, payments and financial services, capital markets transactions, private equity, and venture capital.

Edgar trained in the firm's London office, gaining a broad range of experience in corporate transactions, restructuring and special situations, and banking and finance.

Before joining Latham, Edgar served as an editor of the Cambridge Law Review and as the managing editor of the University of Cambridge’s undergraduate law journal, De Lege Ferenda. Both journals count former President of the International Court of Justice Judge Hisashi Owada and former Lord of Appeal Lord Peter Millet as members of their honorary boards.

EXPERIENCE

Edgar's experience includes advising:

Data & AI Regulation

  • A social media giant in relation to data privacy and AI matters globally for strategic acquisitions and product counselling
  • A significant social media company in matters before the Irish Data Protection Commission on issues related to privacy and security
  • A global technology group on global data privacy and platform regulation advice for cross-border products, including products across the social media, cloud, and gaming space
  • A publicly-listed company on significant AI usage and the launch of its AI governance program
  • Several clients in relation to contentious data subject requests
  • A leading consulting firm on its global privacy impact assessments for data privacy purposes
  • Several large cap issuers and underwriters in connection with privacy issues arising from initial public offerings

Commercial Matters

  • Yellow Wood Partners, on the carve out of a portfolio of consumer brands from Unilever
  • Norgine, a European specialty pharmaceutical company, on an exclusive licensing and supply agreement with X4 Pharmaceuticals to commercialize Mavorixfor in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand
  • Various governments on next-generation digital infrastructure initiatives and physical gigaprojects
  • Bitwise Asset Management on its acquisition of the ETC Group, a cryptocurrency issuer with more than US$1 billion AUM
  • Octopus Ventures on its investments into Vira Health, Automata, and Touchlab spanning from pre-seed to Series B