Hunton & Williams Expands Privacy Practice in London Hiring Rosemary Jay, Head of Privacy from Pinsent Masons

LONDON — 13 September 2011 — Hunton & Williams has announced that Rosemary Jay, formerly head of privacy at law firm Pinsent Masons and the former head of the legal team at the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, will join the firm’s global privacy and information practice in October, based in London. As a Senior Lawyer, Ms. Jay will bring more than twenty years high-level data protection experience to Hunton & Williams, enhancing both the firm’s renowned privacy practice and its Centre for Information Policy Leadership.

“Rosemary has a leading reputation as an authoritative voice in data protection in Europe, having practiced in the field for many years,” said Bridget Treacy, London office managing partner, who leads the firm’s UK Privacy and Information Management practice. “Rosemary is universally recognized and respected in EU and UK data protection circles.”

Ms. Jay has worked with the Council of Europe and the European Commission on privacy issues in Europe and with the Commonwealth Secretariat in West Africa. She is an editor of the Encyclopedia of Data Protection and is currently working on the fourth edition of her authoritative text book, Data Protection Law and Practice. She has been recognized by Chambers UK as a leading practitioner in the field of data protection since the category was first introduced in 2009.

Named the top firm for privacy by Computerworld in its four most recent surveys, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Information Management practice group assists organizations in managing privacy and data security risks associated with the collection, use and disclosure of consumer and employee personal information. The privacy practice also was ranked in the top tier of the Chambers Global, Chambers UK and Chambers USA directories. Lawyers in the firm’s privacy practice counsel clients on new and evolving global legal requirements that affect the use of information and work closely with clients to conduct full-scale privacy assessments. The firm’s lawyers understand the public policy issues and business processes that inform the current privacy debate in the United States, Europe and elsewhere around the globe, and apply that knowledge in providing legal advice.

About Hunton & Williams

Hunton & Williams provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, govern¬ments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 900 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management. For additional information visit our website at www.huntonak.com.

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