Elle Todd

she/her/hers

Partner

Co-chair of the Entertainment & Media Industry Group, guiding international clients on digital and data compliance from privacy, cybersecurity and online safety to AI

“Elle Todd has exceptional depth of knowledge and acute commercial awareness to consistently deliver practical solutions for compliance with data protection laws. She is always efficient and a pleasure to deal with.”

Chambers UK Data Protection & Information Law

“Overall, Elle Todd is highly knowledgeable, pragmatic, and easy to work with.”

Chambers UK Data Protection & Information Law

“Elle is an outstanding lawyer. She is highly responsive, commercially astute, and consistently delivers clear, concise and actionable advice. She is a pleasure to work with.”

Chambers UK, Data Protection & Information Law client

“Elle is so experienced in the industry and knows our business well. She is very calm, pragmatic and professional.”

Chambers UK, Data Protection & Information Law client

"Elle can make any level of complexity simple and can zero in on what is important and needs to be done."

Chambers UK, Data Protection & Information Law client

"Elle excels in her ability to apply law to practical commercial situations to provide proportionate and effective guidance. She's able to distil complex matters into clear and succinct communications."

Chambers UK, Data Protection & Information Law client

"Elle Todd offers an ’expert and comprehensive perspective’ and is particularly knowledgeable of GDPR regulations."

Legal 500 UK, Risk advisory: Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity

Elle is a partner based in London and widely recognised as a leading practitioner in digital and data law. She is co-chair of the firm’s global Entertainment & Media Industry Group.

An advisor on digital regulatory issues for 25 years, Elle supports clients on the complex intersection of emerging digital regulation, including compliance matters spanning privacy, online safety, security, kids’ protection, platform liability, consumer compliance, and AI. On the data protection side, this includes designing and implementing GDPR compliance programmes, managing security breach response, and providing data protection officer services. She also regularly deals with regulatory requests and investigations, particularly in the content industries, including the videogames, social media, streaming, broadcast, and publishing sectors, where she has deep industry knowledge.

Recognitions

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in the United Kingdom for Privacy and Data Protection Law, 2023-2025
  • Ranked in Chambers UK for Data Protection & Information Law, 2020-2027

Credentials

Education

  • College of Law, London, 2000, GDL
  • University of Cambridge, 1997, B.A.

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • England and Wales

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