Helen Christakos

Helen Christakos

Helen is a partner at Allen & Overy and leads the U.S. Privacy and Data Security practice. She has broad experience spanning transactional, counseling and contentious matters. She provides cutting-edge legal advice by blending her privacy and data security legal experience with a business-oriented approach. Helen has significant experience negotiating the privacy and cybersecurity issues in M&A, private equity, financings, IPOs, SPACs, asset purchases and other commercial transactions, product counseling (developing products and services that comply with privacy and data security laws), developing privacy and security policies, and managing cybersecurity incidents and breaches. She has represented clients ranging from emerging start-up ventures to global public companies in developing, licensing, selling, acquiring, protecting, and commercially exploiting data assets. Helen advises companies on changing and complex privacy, internet and cybersecurity laws governing the use, storage and disclosure of information.

Helen is ranked as one of California’s Top Cyber Lawyers by The Daily Journal from 2019-2022.

Education

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
M.Phil., International Relations, Cambridge University
B.A., Vassar College

Areas of Specialization

Privacy & Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property & Technology, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Mergers, Acquisitions & Financing, Internet & E-Commerce 

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