Gita Shivarattan is a counsel in Ashurst's corporate practice

Gita is a counsel in Ashurst's digital economy transactions group. She specialises in UK data protection law, has extensive experience on advising on a range of technology, commercial and data protection law matters including IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, development and licensing arrangements, and IT-related issues in mergers and acquisitions. Gita also provides practical guidance on the legal and regulatory aspects of digital transformations and implementing dynamic technologies such as cloud, SaaS and automation. Gita has a wide range of experience in advising clients in relation to data protection compliance and has recently supported an number of clients on GDPR compliance projects.

Gita previously worked in-house at a global US investment bank advising on technology, data protection and intellectual property matters. Gita is a member of the Financial Markets Law committee, Data Protection working group and certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/E).