Charlotte Worlock leads Atheria’s UK team and focuses her practice on technology, cyber, intellectual property, and privacy law. She is dual-qualified and regularly provides coverage advice and monitoring counsel to insurers in connection with international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents involving both private companies and public sector organizations. Her experience includes advising on claims under cyber liability, technology, media, intellectual property, and professional liability policies, as well as assisting insurers with the development of new cyber insurance products in the U.S. and UK. Charlotte earned her LL.M. in European Legal Studies and her M.A. (Hons) in English and Scottish Literature from the University of Glasgow. She went on to complete her Graduate Diploma in Law in 2004 and the Bar Vocational Course in 2005 at the College of Law, before being called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple. She is admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales, a member of the State Bar of California, and holds both the CIPP/US and CIPP/E certifications. Charlotte has been recognized with scholarships and awards from the Middle Temple, including the Queen Mother’s Scholarship, the Harmsworth Scholarship, and the Blackstone Exhibition. She is an active member of the International Women’s Cyber Association (IWCA) and regularly participates in diversity initiatives such as Visionpath’s Futures Academy. Charlotte also mentors emerging leaders in the UK and U.S. insurance markets. Her publications include articles in Law360 on topics such as post-Brexit data protection considerations and cyber ransom payments, and she has spoken at international conferences on privacy, cyber, and business interruption coverage issues. Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys reading, music, and traveling with her husband and their two daughters.
On Dec. 31, the Brexit transition period ended, and the U.K. formally exited the European Union. Perhaps surprisingly, despite such a seismic shift in the U.K. constitution, the key principles of U.K. data protection law remain fundamentally unchanged...
Ransomware attacks continue to proliferate across the globe and it is expected that 2020 will see continued attacks. Trend Micro Inc. reported a 77% surge in ransomware[1] attacks during the first half of 2019
As we approach the end of an unprecedented year, we look ahead to the next twelve months. In addition to the ongoing strain on company resources caused by the pandemic, we expect companies operating in the UK and their insurers will face additional data protection burdens in 2021
Charlotte Worlock leads Atheria’s UK team and focuses her practice on technology, cyber, intellectual property, and privacy law. She is dual-qualified and regularly provides coverage advice and monitoring counsel to insurers in connection with international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents involving both private companies and public sector organizations. Her experience includes advising on claims under cyber liability, technology, media, intellectual property, and professional liability policies, as well as assisting insurers with the development of new cyber insurance products in the U.S. and UK. Charlotte earned her LL.M. in European Legal Studies and her M.A. (Hons) in English and Scottish Literature from the University of Glasgow. She went on to complete her Graduate Diploma in Law in 2004 and the Bar Vocational Course in 2005 at the College of Law, before being called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple. She is admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales, a member of the State Bar of California, and holds both the CIPP/US and CIPP/E certifications. Charlotte has been recognized with scholarships and awards from the Middle Temple, including the Queen Mother’s Scholarship, the Harmsworth Scholarship, and the Blackstone Exhibition. She is an active member of the International Women’s Cyber Association (IWCA) and regularly participates in diversity initiatives such as Visionpath’s Futures Academy. Charlotte also mentors emerging leaders in the UK and U.S. insurance markets. Her publications include articles in Law360 on topics such as post-Brexit data protection considerations and cyber ransom payments, and she has spoken at international conferences on privacy, cyber, and business interruption coverage issues. Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys reading, music, and traveling with her husband and their two daughters.
On Dec. 31, the Brexit transition period ended, and the U.K. formally exited the European Union. Perhaps surprisingly, despite such a seismic shift in the U.K. constitution, the key principles of U.K. data protection law remain fundamentally unchanged...
Ransomware attacks continue to proliferate across the globe and it is expected that 2020 will see continued attacks. Trend Micro Inc. reported a 77% surge in ransomware[1] attacks during the first half of 2019
As we approach the end of an unprecedented year, we look ahead to the next twelve months. In addition to the ongoing strain on company resources caused by the pandemic, we expect companies operating in the UK and their insurers will face additional data protection burdens in 2021
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