Norton Rose Fulbright’s Ffion Flockhart included in The Lawyer Hot 100

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is pleased to announce that Ffion Flockhart, global co-head of information governance, privacy and cybersecurity, has been included The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list.

The Hot 100 is an annual listing of legal professionals in the UK who have made a significant impact over the past year.

The Lawyer recognised Ffion in particular for “her holistic and proactive approach to crisis management”, noting that she “represents a fresh breed of all-around risk advisers in a business critical arena.”

Ffion commented: “I’m delighted to have been recognised by The Lawyer and amongst so many talented legal professionals. I look forward to continuing to growing our world-class team and helping our clients navigate their most business-critical challenges.”

Ffion advises on the various aspects of cyber risk management and coordinates our global crisis response team to help our clients mitigate the impact of adverse cyber incidents. With a focus on large listed companies, Ffion has handled incidents in a range of sectors, principally financial institutions, transport, infrastructure, energy, technology and retail.

Ffion's broad experience is drawn from having overseen the response to hundreds of incidents, some involving legal and regulatory issues in more than 100 jurisdictions and notifications to millions of data subjects. Her day-to-day work involves overseeing forensic (including PCI) investigations, liaising with government authorities, dealing with notification requirements, liaising with the relevant regulators, advising on the interaction with commercial counterparties as well as helping defend mass claims.

She also has extensive connections within the forensics and broader cybersecurity community, helping to ensure that our advice is always current, practical and takes account of the latest threat intelligence, which is of critical importance in an ever-evolving threat landscape.