Overview

Patrick Forman joined London law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2008, where he advised multinational companies on complex litigation and internal investigations.  During his time in private practice, Patrick was seconded to an oil super-major and a prominent investment bank, as well as the firms' Washington DC office.

Patrick subsequently joined British Telecom plc, a leading UK telecoms, technology and media company, as Senior Counsel in 2015.  At British Telecom he focused on privacy, AI and data ethics, cyber security and online harm.  He advises on the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, Net Neutrality Regulation, the EU's proposed EU AI Act, the UK Investigatory Powers Act, and related international human rights standards.

Patrick joined GI&T Law Office in October 2023.

Education

2004  BA History, Oxford University

2007  BPP Law School, London

2010  Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales

2011  Qualified as a Solicitor Advocate, England and Wales

2015  British Computer Society, Certificate in Data Protection

2018  Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)

Work History

2008 – 2015     Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Associate, London

2015 – 2021     British Telecom plc, Senior Counsel, London

2023　              Joined GI&T Law Office, LC

Languages

-      English