Joanne Vengadesan

As an expert in data protection laws, she advises numerous clients on data protection compliance and strategy, including in relation to the use of artificial intelligence tools and data licensing. Joanne also has expertise in brand protection, and she and her team manage intellectual property portfolios on behalf of a wide range of clients. Recommended by the independent legal directories Chambers UK and the Legal 500, Joanne has been praised for her commercial, information technology and intellectual property work. She has been described in these directories as ‘smart, approachable, responsive and easy to work with’, ‘an excellent negotiator’ and ‘professional, pragmatic and knowledgeable’. She is also a recommended global leader for data privacy and protection, data security and IT in Who’s Who Legal for 2023-2025, and has been identified as a thought leader for both data security and information technology in Who’s Who Legal, from 2022-2025.

Joanne works with investors and university spin-out entities, and was invited to participate as an intellectual property expert in the Impact-IP project championed by the SETSquared group of universities, aimed at boosting deal-readiness in this space. She is on the board of leading international law firm network Multilaw and is the global chair of its inclusion and diversity committee. Her previous roles include serving as chancellor of the Multilaw Academy, co-chair of the Multilaw intellectual property and technology group, and chair of the data protection committee for global technology law association iTechLaw. Joanne heads the firm’s technology group. She is also a co-chair of the iTechLaw European Conference in October 2025.