Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Adele Harrison as a Partner in its Data & Cyber team in London.
Adele is a qualified barrister and joins the Firm from Orrick, where she specialises in Data and Cyber law, with a focus on advocacy and investigations. She advises on a wide range of cybersecurity and data privacy matters and has experience of high-profile international data breaches and regulatory investigations, collaborating with forensics experts to assist clients with cyberattacks.
Before joining Orrick, Adele spent two years on a global investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery, and corruption, resulting in significant settlements with international bodies including the UK Serious Fraud Office, French Parquet National Financier, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of State.
Commenting on the hire, Ed Poulton, London Office Managing Partner at Baker McKenzie, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Adele to the Firm. She brings a wealth of experience in cyber, data privacy, and regulatory investigations with her, and, alongside her advocacy work, her impressive track record with major international regulatory bodies will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our team.”
Vinod Bange, Baker McKenzie’s Chair of EMEA Data & Cyber, added:
“Adele’s arrival marks a pivotal moment in the continued growth of Baker McKenzie’s Data & Cyber practice. Her expertise will not only deepen our bench strength but also energise our team as we enter an exciting period of growth. We look forward to the impact she will make as we continue to evolve, to best serve our clients given their need for highly skilled support to prepare and defend against cyber risk and the increasing contentious risk in the data economy."
Adele joins Baker McKenzie on 5 January 2026.
Baker McKenzie continues to accelerate aggressively its lateral growth strategy to add senior talent to its bench strength in London. Most recently, this has included Corporate Finance Partners, Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin, M&A Partner, Helen Johnson, Private Equity Real Estate Partner, Mark Thompson, Investment Funds Partner, Nick Benson, Energy & Infrastructure Partners, Elisabeth Moseley and James Wyatt, M&A Partner, Michal Berkner, Restructuring & Insolvency Partner, Kevin Heverin, Tax Partners, Sebastian Ma’ilei and Sam Trowbridge, Antitrust & Competition Partner, Marie Leppard, and Patent Litigation & Life Sciences Partner, Indradeep Bhattacharya.
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in 45 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex, cross-border transactions; over 65% of our deals are multijurisdictional. Baker McKenzie has been consistently recognised as a top-three firm for cross-border M&A by volume over the past decade. The teams are a hybrid of 'local' and 'global,' combining money-market sophistication with local excellence.
Adele is a qualified barrister and joins the Firm from Orrick, where she specialises in Data and Cyber law, with a focus on advocacy and investigations. She advises on a wide range of cybersecurity and data privacy matters and has experience of high-profile international data breaches and regulatory investigations, collaborating with forensics experts to assist clients with cyberattacks.
Before joining Orrick, Adele spent two years on a global investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery, and corruption, resulting in significant settlements with international bodies including the UK Serious Fraud Office, French Parquet National Financier, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of State.
Commenting on the hire, Ed Poulton, London Office Managing Partner at Baker McKenzie, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Adele to the Firm. She brings a wealth of experience in cyber, data privacy, and regulatory investigations with her, and, alongside her advocacy work, her impressive track record with major international regulatory bodies will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our team.”
Vinod Bange, Baker McKenzie’s Chair of EMEA Data & Cyber, added:
“Adele’s arrival marks a pivotal moment in the continued growth of Baker McKenzie’s Data & Cyber practice. Her expertise will not only deepen our bench strength but also energise our team as we enter an exciting period of growth. We look forward to the impact she will make as we continue to evolve, to best serve our clients given their need for highly skilled support to prepare and defend against cyber risk and the increasing contentious risk in the data economy."
Adele joins Baker McKenzie on 5 January 2026.
Baker McKenzie continues to accelerate aggressively its lateral growth strategy to add senior talent to its bench strength in London. Most recently, this has included Corporate Finance Partners, Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin, M&A Partner, Helen Johnson, Private Equity Real Estate Partner, Mark Thompson, Investment Funds Partner, Nick Benson, Energy & Infrastructure Partners, Elisabeth Moseley and James Wyatt, M&A Partner, Michal Berkner, Restructuring & Insolvency Partner, Kevin Heverin, Tax Partners, Sebastian Ma’ilei and Sam Trowbridge, Antitrust & Competition Partner, Marie Leppard, and Patent Litigation & Life Sciences Partner, Indradeep Bhattacharya.
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in 45 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex, cross-border transactions; over 65% of our deals are multijurisdictional. Baker McKenzie has been consistently recognised as a top-three firm for cross-border M&A by volume over the past decade. The teams are a hybrid of 'local' and 'global,' combining money-market sophistication with local excellence.
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