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Root Legal provides expert advice and litigation on privacy, cybersecurity and AI. Examples of our work include:
Critical incident response
Handling major data breach at international hosting company
When an international hosting company was confronted with a breach from the inside, the privacy of its customers and its reputation was on the line. Root Legal successfully handled the multi-country incident from discovery to resolution, collaborating intensively with the security team to take swift legal action, notifying authorities, engaging support in other jurisdictions to bring the perpetrator to justice, strengthening customer trust. The company’s Head of Security: “With Root Legal’s rapid response and expertise, we not only contained the breach but also reinforced confidence among our customers.”
AI guardrails construction
Developing fundamental rights risk mitigation measures for AI chatbot
A startup building an innovative chatbot quickly realised that fundamental rights alignment was essential to earning its users’ trust and reducing liability. Root Legal assisted the company by designing technical guardrails, working closely with the product owner. The resulting impact assessment provided detailed technical and organisational measures ready for implementation, enabling a successful product launch. The CEO: “Balancing innovation with responsible AI practices felt daunting, but Root Legal guided us in building trust right into our product.“
Cybersecurity review
Assessing NIS2 compliance for IT services provider
A large IT services provider with customers in various critical sectors wanted to review its cybersecurity stance in order improve its NIS2 compliance. Root Legal performed a focused assessment based on interviews with technical and commercial leadership and provided actionable quick wins, preparing the company for NIS2, concretely improving its cybersecurity practices to avoid penalties. According to the CISO: “Root Legal’s concise, no-nonsense advice based on deep technical knowledge empowered our leadership team to invest in the right tools and processes without slowing us down.”
Anonymisation design
Creating enterprise-scale data protection in the medical sector
For a client processing large amounts of health data, accountable anonymisation measures were central to their risk mitigation strategy. Root Legal together with the company leadership designed the legal and technical governance infrastructure for anonymising health data, drafting statutes and contracts, developing software audit policies and building hashing strategies, helping the client gain multi-year contracts with key customers. The CEO said: “Root Legal’s meticulous anonymization approach was the key to retaining our top healthcare partners and ensuring our company could continue to thrive in a strictly regulated environment.”
How can we help you?
Founded by Ot van Daalen, a top-tier tech lawyer and digital rights pioneer with over 20 years of experience. We love working closely with clients on projects requiring quick turnaround and deep technical knowledge.
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