Joel Harrison
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Information Technology & Outsourcing
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About
Provided by Joel Harrison
Practice Areas
Joel advises on everything technology-related, including transactions, disputes and renegotiations, as well as regulatory issues. He also specialises in data protection and cybersecurity, advising on the full range of regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. His clients include some of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions.
Joel advises clients on a wide range of technology projects, including outsourcing, cloud computing, software development and licensing and system integration agreements, as well as collaborations and strategic alliances in the technology sector. He has also represented clients in major disputes and renegotiations on technology projects, and regularly advises on a wide variety of issues in technology regulation and policy development, including artificial intelligence and platform regulation.
Joel also advises clients on data protection matters, including data protection and ePrivacy issues in the development of new products and services and international data transfers, as well as data protection disputes and regulatory proceedings. He regularly advises on cybersecurity issues, and has represented clients in a wide range of sectors (including financial services, technology and pharmaceuticals) on incident preparedness and response.
Personal
M.A., University of Cambridge, 2004; LPC, Nottingham Trent University, 2001; B.A., University of Cambridge, 2000.
Chambers Review
UK
Joel Harrison of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is recommended for advice on the development, procurement and implementation of innovative IT systems of all kinds, and accompanying data protection and cybersecurity issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Joel is an absolute delight to work with and regularly proves himself to be an eminently reliable expert on our sophisticated tech transactions matters."
"For the toughest and most complicated jobs, I turn to Joel. He is one of the foremost legal intellects in the country."
"Joel has the intellectual chops to delve into complex things but makes them digestible for us."
"Joel is an absolute delight to work with and regularly proves himself to be an eminently reliable expert on our sophisticated tech transactions matters."
"For the toughest and most complicated jobs, I turn to Joel. He is one of the foremost legal intellects in the country."
"Joel has the intellectual chops to delve into complex things but makes them digestible for us."