Katie Hewson

Head of data protection

Katie leads the firm's data protection practice. She has significant experience advising clients across a variety of sectors, including retail, transport, financial services, analytics and life sciences. She holds AI Governance Professional (AIGP), Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) accreditations from the IAPP.

Awarded "Privacy Leader of the Year: Legal" at the PICASSO Privacy Awards, Katie is also recognised as a Next Generation Partner for data protection, privacy and cyber security by The Legal 500 UK 2025, in which she is described as “a phenomenal lawyer and a brilliant adviser". She is also ranked as an Up and Coming Lawyer for data protection and information law in the Chambers and Partners UK 2025 Guide, which states she " she is a joy to work with; she is passionate about data protection and has a real enthusiasm for her work. She is an expert in her field and is always willing to provide support and advice".

Katie has extensive experience on advisory, transactional and investigations-related work. She has led numerous international GDPR compliance projects and advises on data protection contracts, transparency, international data transfers, cyber security and personal data breaches. She also advises a variety of clients on direct marketing, ad tech, social media and cookies issues under the e-privacy regime.

Katie has also acted for clients facing ICO enforcement action on data protection and freedom of information law issues, winning successful outcomes for her clients in relation to subject access requests, breach reporting and FOIA requests.

Katie is a member of the International Network of Privacy Law Professionals, a not-for-profit international network of qualified professionals providing expert counsel on legal and compliance issues relating to data privacy and associated matters. She is also a regular speaker and contributor on data and AI-related topics, for organisations such as Privacy Laws & Business, the IAPP and Data Guidance.