Giles heads Freshfields’ IP and Technology group, and co-heads its international data practice. He is particularly active in the tech, consumer and financial institutions sectors, and specialises in cross-border IP, data privacy and cyber security, and e-commerce law. He advises on transactions involving valuable technology, content, brands and data, and on a range of legal and regulatory issues relating to AI.

Giles is a regular speaker on tech and data issues, and has presented at the Berkeley Spring M&A and Governance Forum, WebSummit’s Corporate Innovation Summit, the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority’s regional tech conference – DigitalNext, Privacy Law & Business’ annual conferences and on Bloomberg Technology TV. He is on the editorial board of Global Data Review, and is the editor and co-author of Global Data Review's Insight Handbook. He is also a member of the City of London Law Society Data Committee.