Dan Alam is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s global Data, Cyber + Privacy Group, based in London. He advises multinational companies on complex data, cyber, privacy, and AI matters, with a particular focus on engagements before data protection authorities and related regulators. His practice also includes supporting companies with product counselling, security incidents, international data transfers, privacy litigation, M&A, and the development of global compliance programmes. Dan is recognised as a key lawyer in The Legal 500 UK for privacy, data protection and cybersecurity (2024 - 2026).

Dan regularly advises on multijurisdictional matters across a broad range of sectors, including technology, semiconductors, interactive media, insurance, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, retail, and logistics.

A core part of Dan’s practice is advising on regulatory engagement and contentious matters, including strategic engagement with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and EU data protection regulators, responses to enquiries and investigations, and the handling of sensitive issues involving direct marketing, data subject rights, children’s data, and security incidents. He also defends companies against privacy and data protection compensation claims and provides specialist data protection and AI support on public and private transactions, with particular experience on deals involving technology, semiconductor, and AI companies.

Dan also has notable experience in workplace and HR privacy matters, including employee monitoring, whistleblowing frameworks, and the collection and use of diversity, equity and inclusion data. He has helped multinational organisations design and implement global whistleblowing systems and navigate legal requirements in sensitive people-data contexts.

Examples of Dan’s other experience include:

• advising technology companies on the launch of new products, including AI systems;
• guiding companies through large-scale cybersecurity incidents, including ransom and extortion events;
• advising on compliance with cross-border data transfer and data localisation restrictions;
• supporting multinational organisations on audits and maturity assessments of their data protection compliance programmes;
• negotiating strategic data processing and data sharing arrangements; and
• supporting purchasers, sellers, and investors on data, cyber and AI issues arising in public and private M&A transactions.

Before joining Morrison Foerster, Dan was a Legal Intern at the Irish Data Protection Commission.

Dan is also active in the firm’s pro bono practice, advising charities and NGOs on matters including social security and statelessness. He was part of the collaboration between Asylum Aid and various law firms that received the Law Society of England and Wales’ “Excellence in Pro Bono” Award in 2021 for work addressing statelessness in the United Kingdom. He also serves as chair of MoFo Together, Morrison Foerster London’s ethnic minority affinity group.

Dan is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.