Ataikor Ngerebara
Ataikor is a member of the DLA Piper Data Protection, Privacy and Cyber Security team undertaking a range privacy and information law work including data protection, e-commerce, cyber security and freedom of information. In addition to privacy law projects, Ataikor also supports corporate, commercial and intellectual property transactions.
She works with clients in the public sector, financial services, insurance, life sciences and health, technology, and consumer goods sectors. She has experience in helping clients to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Freedom of Information Act, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, managing and responding to data breaches and implementing governance frameworks to manage privacy risk on a global basis.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2017
Experience
- DLA Piper UK LLP (2015 - Present)
Qualifications
- LLB Law and French Law (Honours) (2013)
- LLM International Business Law (2015)
Education
- Queen Mary's University of London (2015)
- University of Aberdeen (2013)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Global corporate whistleblowing schemes: UK, EU and US requirements, GDPR/UK GDPR compliance, EU Whistleblowing Directive obligations, DPIAs, confidentiality and international data transfers
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the data protection implications of establishing a global corporate whistleblowing scheme.
To deliver effective corporate governance, companies need dependable ways to spot and remedy unlawful or unethical behaviour within their organisations. One means of meeting this aim is to set up internal whistleblowing arrangements, giving staff a trusted, confidential route to raise concerns about misconduct.
Worldwide, more national laws are obliging businesses to put in place internal financial control procedures—often realised through whistleblowing frameworks. The US sets the pace with rigorous expectations for internal reporting and investigation of suspected wrongdoing under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX). For a US‑regulated multinational, designing a uniform corporate whistleblowing programme across every territory in which it trades can be challenging.
In Europe, organisations must also reconcile their governance goals with protecting the privacy rights of individuals named through the operation of a whistleblowing scheme, especially where reports are submitted anonymously. A company active in EU jurisdictions...
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