Fiona M. Maclean

fiona.maclean@lw.com

+44.20.7710.1822

"Fiona is fantastic. She is very thorough in her work and her analysis of complex agreements. She is very responsive and is a pleasure to work with."

Chambers UK 2025

"In every way exceptional. She has subject matter expertise, commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and work ethic. She is a pleasure to work with."

Chambers UK 2025

"Sharp as a tack and provides an excellent level of service."

Chambers UK 2025

Ranked – IT & Outsourcing

Chambers UK 2025

Ranked – Data Protection & Information Law

Chambers UK 2025

Leading Partner – IT & Telecoms

The Legal 500 UK 2025

Next Generation Partner – Technology, Media & Telecoms

The Legal 500 UK 2025

"Her ability to keep all the regulatory, technical and security provisions aligned is impressive."

Chambers UK 2024

"Commercial and excellent with clients."

Chambers UK 2024

"Good all rounder when it comes to data protection work."

The Legal 500 UK 2024

Profile

Fiona Maclean, Vice Chair of the firm's Technology Industry Group, advises market-leading clients on complex technology transactions and data privacy compliance, with a particular focus on AI, cloud computing, and data strategy.

Fiona combines commercial pragmatism with her sophisticated understanding of the global data privacy and AI regulatory landscape to help leading tech clients navigate complex, multijurisdictional transactions, and compliance projects.

Her work at the nexus of the commercial and data worlds includes advising on operational resiliency risks, AI governance and some of the most transformational cloud deals in the global market.

Fiona has been recognized for her market-changing work from leading industry publications including Chambers, Legal500, The Lawyer, and Law360.

Fiona serves on Latham’s Training and Career Enhancement (TACE) Committee.

Experience

Fiona’s experience includes advising:

Privacy & Cybersecurity

A significant social media company on ICO and DPC investigations into its privacy by design practices
A social media company on an ICO investigation into its handling of children’s data
A global technology company on privacy compliance for its cross-border products, including in the social media, gaming, cloud, and advertising space
A multinational professional services firm on global data privacy and cybersecurity issues, including breach response
A client on a global compliance project involving more than 30 countries regarding cybersecurity notification requirements
A leading security and risk management company on its acquisition of a cloud-native data loss protection product

A leading social media company in its ICO and DPC engagement regarding the launch of its proprietary AI products
A software company on the launch of its AI governance program
A global digital business services company on its acquisition of AI assets and compliance measures for its AI strategy
Advising a range of clients on investments into AI companies

Outsourcing and Technology

A leading global investment management firm on a transformational migration of its investment management platform to the cloud
A global data analytics and software company on its cloud migration project
A retirement solutions company on the development and launch of its white-labelled integrated financial technology platform
A global financial services client on creating a utility model for its real-time settlement services and other back-office processes