Ellie is a cyber, privacy and technology litigation specialist with significant experience of acting in the insurance market for insurers and insureds operating in a broad range of sectors.

Ellie 's experience

  • Acting for various companies as their incident response breach counsel on data breach for Hong Kong, Singapore/ China and notifying regulators.

  • Advising numerous insurers in respect of a significant supply chain breach affecting the insurance sector and requiring regulatory notifications in multiple jurisdictions

  • Advising a security, aviation and construction services company in respect of a cyber incident with national security implications

  • Advising c.30 companies in respect of alleged infringements of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (cookie complaints) and providing assistance to insurance industry investigations into such claims

  • Advising a broker on a significant cyber incident requiring regulatory notifications and successfully obtaining a High Court injunction against the threat actor (see Verlingue Limited v Persons Unknown [2022] EWHC 616 (QB))

  • Advised a major motor industry retailer through a ransomware incident which required regulatory notification, takedown notices to be issued and an application for a High Court injunction against the threat actor (see Pendragon plc v Persons Unknown [2022] EWHC 2985 (KB))

  • Advising an international law firm in respect of a ransomware incident and obtaining a High Court injunction against the threat actor (see [2022] EWHC 808 (QB))

  • Advising a global airline company in respect of a privacy claim arising out of an internal incident

  • Defending an IT company in relation to third-party claims arising out of a ransomware incident and pursuing a recovery action in respect of the same

  • Advising a global PR company in relation to an ethical hack of over 460m individuals’ personal data

Credentials

  • 2023
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2022
    DAC Beachcroft LLP - Partner
  • 2020
    Sage Group plc - Secondee Lawyer
  • 2019
    AIG - Secondee Lawyer
  • 2019
    DAC Beachcroft LLP - Senior Associate
  • 2018
    DAC Beachcroft LLP - Associate
  • 2018
    The Law Society - Back to Law Ambassador
  • 2010
    Davies Arnold Cooper LLP - Solicitor
  • 2008
    Davies Arnold Cooper LLP - Trainee Solicitor
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Out-Law / Insight by Ellie Ludlam

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