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 Matters: Legal Updates - January 2026

19.02.2026
Tune in to the action-packed latest episode of Fieldfisher's Data & Privacy Matters podcast, as Martin McElroy, Celin Fischer and Harry Barder look at the key data and privacy news from January 2026.
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Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - September 2025

20.10.2025
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Data and Privacy Matters – June 2025

10.07.2025
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Data & Privacy Matters: Legal Updates - May 2025

11.06.2025
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Data and Privacy Matters: Legal updates - February 2025

18.03.2025
February was another eventful month in the world of data and privacy, so join us as we delve into the latest news in this month's episode of the Fieldfisher Data & Privacy Matters podcast.
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