Ian Felstead

Ian's experience includes advising:

• Meta (formerly Facebook) in relation to various regulatory inquiries and associated litigation, including: 
• Advising on regulatory inquiries and associated litigation in relation to data transfers from the European Union following the CJEU’s decision in Schrems II
• Managing and coordinating the global litigation and regulatory response in relation to data breach and cyber-security issues
• Advising on data protection regulatory inquiries and associated litigation in the UK and elsewhere in relation to alleged UK GDPR and/or GDPR infringements
• Advising on competition regulatory inquiries and litigation in relation to data privacy issues
• A leading media company in defending unfair prejudice proceedings in the High Court, including successfully resisting an interim injunction application seeking to prevent completion of a corporate acquisition
• ITV on various contractual and intellectual property disputes around the world regarding a well-known television program format
• Various Miramax companies in relation to claims arising out of alleged misconduct of Harvey Weinstein
• A major bank in relation to a contractual dispute with a leading technology provider
• A leading television production company in relation to a contractual dispute with a high-profile Hollywood actor arising out of allegations of misconduct 
• Various high net-worth individuals and leading companies in relation to reputation management issues
• News Group Newspapers on the high-profile voicemail interception litigation*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham