Practice area

Data Protection & Privacy law firms in Africa.

Data protection compliance, POPIA, NDPA, cross-border transfers and breach response.

Data protection and privacy law has emerged rapidly as a standalone practice as African jurisdictions enact comprehensive data-protection regimes. South Africa's POPIA, Nigeria's NDPA, Kenya's Data Protection Act and Egypt's data-protection law each impose lawful-processing, consent, cross-border transfer and breach-notification obligations broadly modelled on the GDPR. Lawyers advise on compliance programmes, data-processing agreements, privacy impact assessments, cross-border data flows, direct-marketing rules and incident and breach response. The practice intersects heavily with technology, M&A due diligence and cybersecurity.

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Data Protection & Privacy firms

Firms practising Data Protection & Privacy.

Gerhold and Van Wyk Attorneys

South Africa

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Gerhold and Van Wyk Attorneys is a full-service Johannesburg law firm based in Bryanston, Sandton. Founded in 2013, t…

Adisa Legal

Nigeria

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Adisa Legal is a Lagos-based corporate and commercial firm advising Nigerian and international clients on transaction…

Kigali Partners

Rwanda

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Kigali Partners advises on investment, technology, banking and infrastructure within Rwanda's fast-growing regional hub.