About

I have expertise in workplace privacy having practiced internationally as an employment lawyer prior to joining Lewis Silkin. I manage complicated employee data subject rights requests (DSARs) and support clients during UK and European regulatory investigations (such as ICO investigations and dawn raids). I am frequently asked to advise on UK and European employee monitoring rules.

I lead data protection support for Lewis Silkin's M&A practice providing fast paced and practical advice at all stages of a transaction lifecycle. I also run post-transaction remediation projects in respect of data protection warranties and undertakings.

Experience

Data, privacy & cyber

  • Acting as lead UK / European data protection lawyer for a US headquartered technology company advising on all aspects of data protection law including risk assessments covering multiple AI products under development
  • Providing strategic advice to a global car manufacturer during a high profile data protection dispute with a departing executive
  • Advising one of the UK's largest newspapers following a significant and potentially high-profile data breach
  • Acting as lead external data protection counsel for one of the UK and Ireland's largest retailers
  • Providing strategic GDPR rights advice to two of the world's most prestigious fashion houses

Testimonials

'Ben Favaro led on the updating of our company's group data privacy agreement with the new Standard Contract Clauses. The advice was based on a good understanding of our risk profile and needs. The advice was delivered timely, practically and expertly. I
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