Belinda is a Partner in our Intellectual Property and Information Technology group. She specialises in all areas of information and communications technology, privacy regulation and outsourcing. Over the last 12 years, Belinda has advised on the full range of information and communications technology procurement, systems integration, data centre deals, cloud computing, licensing, consulting, e-commerce and all types of outsourcing. She has advised on some of the largest and most complex deals in the technology, communications and outsourcing sector. She is the author of the “Managing Risk” chapter of the 2011 Law Society Handbook, “Outsourcing: Law and Practice”. Belinda has advised on privacy, data protection and information security matters since 1998. She has advised numerous clients on data protection audits and compliance programs ranging from one of the world's leading banks to small technology businesses looking to incorporate privacy and data security design in their social media and cloud offerings. Belinda has advised major global companies including two of the world’s largest banks, a global insurer, one of the world’s leading oil companies, a leading telecommunications provider, a Government Department on one of the largest technology programmes in recent years and one of the world’s leading consulting, technology and outsourcing companies. Belinda also enjoys supporting start-ups and smaller companies looking for advice in this sector. This is an area she has been heavily involved with since the late 1990s. Her start-up clients range from e-commerce and social media businesses to an innovative cloud business which has recently sold to a larger player. Belinda is married to a technology and social media entrepreneur and has two children.