Martin McElroy | Fieldfisher
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In my role as a Senior Data Protection Adviser, I support companies across a range of sectors (including energy, insurance, online retail and business process services) in developing practical GDPR-ready processes including accountability, auditing, privacy-by-design, data subject rights, and data mapping.  I work closely with a number of international clients, providing advice on global solutions for their privacy, security, and information governance issues. I am also Fieldfisher's Data Protection Officer.

I have over 12 years' experience working across a range of senior information governance and compliance roles for a number of FTSE 100 and 250 organisations. I previously headed a number of teams responsible for information governance policies and procedures, eDiscovery, security, and data privacy. I have also been a major contributor to achieving and maintaining ISO270001 accreditation in previous roles.
 

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Data and Privacy
Podcast

Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Updates — March 2026

21.04.2026
In the March edition of Data & Privacy Matters, the Fieldfisher Tech and Data team round up key UK and EU developments across data protection, online safety, cybersecurity, and digital regulation.
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Data and Privacy
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Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - January 2026

19.02.2026
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Data and Privacy
Podcast

Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - September 2025

20.10.2025
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Data and Privacy
Podcast

Data and Privacy Matters – June 2025

10.07.2025
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Data and Privacy
Podcast

Data & Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - May 2025

11.06.2025
In the latest episode of Fieldfisher's Data and Privacy Matters podcast, hosts Martin McElroy , Anna Rawlinson and Leo McSweeney provide a roundup of the significant legal updates from May 2025.
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