Asélle Ibraimova

Counsel

With experience working as in-house counsel in the tech and media industries before joining Reed Smith, Asélle understands how businesses operate and the demands placed on in-house lawyers. She focuses on providing practical, commercial advice that enables businesses to thrive.

Asélle advises on cybersecurity compliance (including with NIS2/DORA), incident response, data protection, and technology contracts. Asélle is a member of the Emerging Technology Group, BankTech Group, AI Group and Crypto & Digital Assets Group.

Experience

Representative matters

Advised clients in healthcare, energy and financial services sectors on compliance with new EU and UK cybersecurity laws.
Advised a consent management platform on its commercial terms and data processing agreements with B2B customers.
Advised a leading cloud service provider on legal rules around cookies.

Recognitions

  • Shortlisted for the TechWomen100 2023 award

Credentials

Education

  • University of Bern, Switzerland, 2007, Dr. jur., summa cum laude
  • University of Nottingham, 1999, LL.M., Public International Law
  • American University, Central Asia, 1998, B.A., Business Administration, summa cum laude, Dean’s List

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • England and Wales

Professional affiliations

  • Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E)
  • Member of the Cloud Group committee of the Society for Computers and Law.

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