Shervin Nahid

Shervin advises across all points in the continuum of contentious and non-contentious cyber security, data protection and other digital regulation. He has many years' experience supporting hundreds of clients across most areas relating to data protection and cyber security. In recent years, he has specialised in acting as breach counsel for clients during crises; advising on cyber remediation workstreams (including presenting cyber table-top exercises); supporting with internal and regulatory investigations; and other data or cyber disputes whether connected to a breach or otherwise.

Shervin has been consistently recognised as a leading ‘key lawyer’ in multiple editions of Data Protection, Privacy and Cyber Security in Legal500.

Shervin has been seconded to seven high-profile multinational businesses across sectors to support with strategic data compliance implementation. This experience has resulted in unique insights into different businesses' management and use of data and innovative technologies that means he is often called upon to provide pragmatic and commercially focussed solutions for his clients.  Shervin also spent two years early in his career working for the Competition and Markets Authority, offering a unique regulatory perspective to the benefit of his clients.

Shervin is a co-author of the second edition of Data Protection and Compliance book (published by the British Computer Society). He co-hosts a vodcast called "Cyber Security in Sixty Seconds ish". He has also featured as an expert speaker on FTI Consulting’s ‘The Expert Briefing’ podcast episode on Cybersecurity Due Diligence in the M&A process. Shervin also publishes cyber security and data protection articles.