Danielle van der Merwe

Danielle’s experience includes advising:

• Global healthcare company on its privacy compliance program (including GDPR compliance) 
• Global veterinary practice on its privacy compliance program 
• Large KSA entity on its KSA privacy compliance program including for its subsidiaries in the healthcare and consumer product space
• Global manufacturing and healthcare company on a large personal data breach and global reporting requirements
• Ericsson and its subsidiary Vonage on the privacy considerations in relation to a new JV entity for providing Network APIs to the global market 
• Large telecoms company on its global privacy compliance program
• Clario, a leading provider of digital endpoint solutions to the clinical trial industry, on its US$8.875 billion sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific
• StubHub, a leading global secondary ticketing marketplace on its US$800 Million IPO
• Amphenol Corporation, the global interconnect solutions provider, on data privacy and cybersecurity aspects of its US$10.5 billion acquisition of CommScope’s connectivity and cable solutions business
• Figma, a design and product development platform, on data privacy and cybersecurity matters of its US$1.2 billion initial public offering
• A significant social media company in matters before the Irish Data Protection Commission and other international regulatory bodies on issues related to data privacy
• Several issuers and underwriters in connection with privacy issues arising from initial public offerings
• A global healthcare and pharmaceutical company on its data privacy obligations arising out of a FCPA investigation*
• Various companies in relation to data privacy aspects of white collar investigations
• A global investment firm on privacy and security aspects related to the sale of WebMD, a health information web portal operating in the US, the EU, and the Asia-Pacific region
• A large music industry company on privacy advice relating to vendor procurement and processing agreements
• Various global airlines and airlines manufacturers on their compliance with global data privacy laws (including the GDPR)
• Various organizations in the financial sector, including hedge funds, private equity firms, and securitization providers, about their obligations under the GDPR
• A large pension fund and administrator on its obligations under the GDPR, including contentious data subject rights requests
• A prominent international gaming and retail company in relation to its compliance with the GDPR
• A global electronic manufacturing company on securing binding corporate rules*
• A large online design platform on a multi-jurisdictional data breach incident
• A large technology company on its use of profiling and analytics technologies

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham