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Christopher Jeffery

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Chambers and Partners UK 2026

Data protection and information law: "Christopher is a great all-round privacy lawyer." "Christopher is highly pragmatic."

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Chris co-heads our international US Group. He specialises in advising multinational technology companies and has a strong base of fast-growing VC-backed businesses looking to expand internationally.

Chris guides clients through complex contractual negotiations, data protection governance and compliance, and all areas of doing business online. His clients span the adtech, fintech, e-commerce, mobile, enterprise software, SaaS, cloud and high-end engineering sectors. Clients praise Chris' practical and commercially-minded advice.

Expertise

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Information technology
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Commercial & consumer contracts
Artificial intelligence
Telecommunications
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Cyber security & data breaches
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Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Consumer & retail
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eCommerce & marketplaces
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Digital, data and consumer regulation

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CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
Since 2018 Joint co-ordinator, Taylor Wessing's, US Group for the USA
2006 - 2018 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2000 - 2006 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1998 - 2000 Associate, Sidley
1996 - 1998 Assistant Solicitor, Manches & Co
1994 - 1996 Trainee Solicitor, Manches & Co
1996 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
1994 Law Society Final Examination, College of Law, Guildford
1992 LLB (Hons), English and French Law, London School of Economics
1990 Diplome d'Etudes Juridiques Francaises, Universite Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, France

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
Since 2018 Joint co-ordinator, Taylor Wessing's, US Group for the USA
2006 - 2018 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2000 - 2006 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1998 - 2000 Associate, Sidley
1996 - 1998 Assistant Solicitor, Manches & Co
1994 - 1996 Trainee Solicitor, Manches & Co

Education

1996 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
1994 Law Society Final Examination, College of Law, Guildford
1992 LLB (Hons), English and French Law, London School of Economics
1990 Diplome d'Etudes Juridiques Francaises, Universite Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, France

Publications

A West Coast view on AI – VC funding, current trends and issues, PlugIn #17
2019

Additional languages

English French

Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

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Data protection and information law: "Christopher is a great all-round privacy lawyer." "Christopher is highly pragmatic."

Legal 500 UK 2022

Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity: "Chris Jeffrey always goes above and beyond with pragmatic solutions to very difficult problems and issues."

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Data & cyber

Online marketplace is controller of personal data in user-generated ads on its platform, says ECJ

3 December 2025

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Global Data Hub - EU case digest

EU Data Act cloud switching provisions – what do they mean for different parties and what are the sticking points?

Chris Jeffery looks at the key issues for cloud service providers and their customers under the EU Data Act.

6 November 2025

by Christopher Jeffery

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AI literacy and prohibited AI systems under the EU AI Act: entry into force on 2 February 2025

31 January 2025
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