Danielle van der Merwe advises multinational clients on a broad range of data privacy and cybersecurity matters, with a focus on compliance with applicable laws and requirements in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Drawing on over a decade of experience, Danielle counsels a variety of global companies on their most complex and sensitive data privacy issues. Her industry experience spans a number of cutting-edge sectors, including technology, healthcare, finance, social media, and gaming.
Danielle regularly advises clients throughout the corporate lifecycle, serving as an extension of their in-house legal team. She brings particular experience handling cross-border matters arising from product developments, transactions, and investments, including large-scale privacy compliance reviews. Danielle also delivers sophisticated insight on privacy issues in connection with white collar investigations.
Her practice includes advising on:
- Global data privacy compliance programs
- Complex data localization and data transfer solutions
- Sensitive internal and external investigations
- Strategic management of data breach incidents and regulatory inquiries
- Product counselling
- Data subject rights requests
- Online advertising, profiling, and marketing strategies
- Data sharing arrangements
- Privacy aspects in M&A transactions and IPOs
A business-minded problem solver, Danielle offers a unique perspective on clients’ needs garnered from her secondment experience at several telecoms, retail, health, insurance, and sports companies.
Danielle is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
In addition to her commercial work, Danielle provides privacy-related counsel to nonprofit clients on a pro bono basis.