Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Peter Dalton as a Partner in the firm’s global cyber and data security team and IP/technology practices, based in London.
Peter re-joins Herbert Smith Freehills, having previously worked at the firm as a Senior Associate in the IP and cyber practices, before joining Stephenson Harwood as a Partner, where he co-led the technology disputes and cyber practice and operated as the lead partner for cyber advisory and incident response.
Peter’s cyber security expertise will further strengthen Herbert Smith Freehills’ growing global cyber practice, which the firm has identified as a key strategic choice growth area in its Ambition 2025 strategy. Peter represents clients in complex and business critical matters including high-profile cyber incident response (including ransomware, nation-state and data breach incidents), cyber related regulatory investigations, and disputes and data related litigation.
His return brings further significant cyber-specific expertise and deepens the bench strength of the Cyber and Data Security practice, strengthening the firm’s full lifecycle service to clients, providing advisory…
