Jagvinder Singh Kang

Partner, International & UK Head of IT

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What can I do for you

Jagvinder is the International & UK head of IT law (AIGP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, BSc), as well as the head of the firm's cyber response service. He is an award winning and market leading, specialist technology, AI, data protection and cyber lawyer, who has been consistently ranked number one for technology law by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for well over a decade. He can advise on: all IT procurement and supply matters (including matters relating to cloud computing (eg SaaS), AI, IoT, Connected Cars, outsourcing, software, systems); UK/EU GDPR, privacy and data protection compliance; EU AI Act compliance; cyber and data breach matters; and other technology law matters.

What do others say

Chambers & Partners notes:

  • "Jagvinder is an excellent lawyer. He is pragmatic in his approach, responsive and extremely able."
  • "Jagvinder has excelled in every aspect: efficiency, knowledge and understanding business challenges, both the legal implications as well as the commercial impact."

Legal 500 adds:

  • "The IT team at Mills & Reeve LLP is led by 'true expert in the field' Jagvinder Singh Kang, a specialist in GDPR and data protection."
  • "Jagvinder Singh Kang provides fantastic partner support, particularly on the data protection aspects, and offers excellent, pragmatic support on some of the more tricky compliance issues."

Supporting your ambitions

Jagvinder brings unique insights and strategic advice from his additional qualifications:

  1. As a software engineer with a First Class BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering, he has also completed the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer status.
     
  2. As a specialist data protection and cyber lawyer with internationally recognised specialist data protection qualifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP) – his average examination certification score of 99% on the CIPP/E 'gold standard' for data protection is among the world’s highest. Furthermore, The International Association of Privacy Professionals, states that the Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) designation is "recognition for leaders in the Privacy Field".
     
  3. As a specialist AI lawyer with internationally recognised specialist AI qualifications (AIGP, BSc) - he was in the first cohort in the world to achieve the IAPP Certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) examination certification. 

Consequently, his unique specialist background allows him to better advise clients on the associated technology law issues. With Jagvinder's technical background, he can also 'speak the same language' as clients’ IT teams on: complex IT/AI procurement/supply or cyber breach matters; Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs); Transfer Risk Assessments (TRAs) for international personal data transfers; AI Compliance Statements under the EU AI Act.

What else should you know?

No other law firm in the top 100 UK firms has an IT law partner heading up their firm's IT law practice who has Jagvinder's combined specialist technology, AI, data protection, cyber, UK and USA: background, expertise, experience, credentials, qualifications, and industry recognition. It is Jagvinder's depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise, which provides a winning USP for clients.

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