EVENT

GeoLegal: London

SESSION

Cyber Risk and Geopolitics

SPEAKER

Ffion Flockhart

Global Head of Cybersecurity

A&O Shearman

BIO

Ffion has overseen hundreds of incident responses, including some of the largest cyber incidents for multinational clients. Her work comprises overseeing forensic investigations, liaising with government authorities, dealing with notification requirements, liaising with regulators, advising on the interaction with commercial counterparties, as well as helping to defend related group litigation. She has extensive connections within the forensics, intelligence and broader cybersecurity community, helping to ensure that her advice is always current, practical and takes account of the latest threat intelligence, which is of critical importance in an ever-evolving threat landscape. 

Ffion is recognised as a Justice and Cybersecurity Expert by the World Economic Forum and has consulted with the UK Government’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy on its inquiry into ransomware. She is included in Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 50, which identifies the 50 best data breach response lawyers globally (one of five non-US partners).