Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson

Data protection partner, CMS

Alan is a very experienced IT and information law lawyer, having advised a large number of public and private sector bodies on a variety of IT, outsourcing deals and significant commercial contracts. Alan is one of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP’s principal advisers on information law issues, including privacy, freedom of information and data security. He regularly advises public bodies on their obligations under freedom of information legislation and the application of exemptions and a wide range of bodies on all aspects of data protection compliance. With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the near horizon, Alan is spending more of his time working with clients on GDPR education and compliance.