Wayne Cleghorn

Wayne Cleghorn is an experienced and specialist Senior Technology Lawyer focusing on data protection, global data privacy, data breach response, and new technology governance, including artificial intelligence. He engages effectively with clients, identifies the key issues, gives practical advice, and offers unique insights because of his diverse experience. His advice and guidance are always risk-based, pragmatic, and commercially astute.

Wayne’s practice includes advising UK, European, US, and international data protection programmes, leading data protection audits, drafting data privacy policies, updating GDPR procedures and documentation. His work includes responding to large data breaches, including ransomware, strategically responding to complex subject access requests, advising on regulator investigations, and helping organisations respond effectively to regulators and enforcement measures. He also drafts commercial contracts, negotiates data processing agreements, and arranges international data transfers via Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, and other tools. He has advised a wide range of sectors, including financial services, fintech, technology, manufacturing, retail, ecommerce, health, biotechnology, universities, and government bodies.

Wayne has worked in private practice, in-house, as a government lawyer, and a Management Consultant. He is also a certified Project Manager and a Lead Data Protection Officer (DPO).