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  AWO is a law firm authorised in England & Wales providing a full range of advice on technology law and data rights.
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  Navigate complex legal, technical and organisational frameworks, making data protection meaningful to the organisations.
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  Helping organisations get ready for AI by supporting their AI governance and risk framework, across a business, legal and ethical perspective.
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  Concise, high-impact strategies to respond to complex and fast-changing technology issues
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  Identifying your potential data protection or privacy gaps, based on the GDPR, the UK Data Protection Act, Australian Privacy Act among other jurisdictions.
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  Assessing and determining how an organisation’s projects, policies or decisions can impact individuals’ fundamental rights and freedoms
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Our team works across the world to advise a broad range of clients on what to do with data: from policy design to regulatory compliance, data management to private litigation and enforcement.
- Artificial Intelligence
  Ensuring AI systems respect human rights and operate with fairness, transparency and accountability.
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  Building safer digital spaces while preserving essential freedoms and individual autonomy.
- Workers and Technology
  Protecting workforce rights and dignity in an era of increasing technological integration.
- Online Advertising
  Understanding the impact of digital advertising on privacy and consumer rights.
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Specialists in technology, data, governance and risk

Nick supports the delivery of AWO’s public policy client services and projects, providing research, report writing and project management support. His areas of expertise are digital advertising, child safety, AI (AI Act, Generative AI), open source, privacy, and platform regulation (Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act).

Prior to joining AWO in 2022, Nick was an Account Manager at Landmark Public Affairs, where he helped corporate clients navigate the EU’s digital policy. Nick also worked as a researcher at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), a Brussels-based think tank, and at the United Nations Board of Auditors in New York.

Nick holds a B.Sc. in Sociology from the University of Bath and an M.A. in political economy from King’s College London. A Belgian/Italian national, Nick speaks French and English, and has a basic understanding of German and Portuguese.

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