Personal data is critical, so is the way you protect it.

LS Law helps organisations establish clear ownership and accountability for data privacy, whether through defining internal roles or providing external Data Privacy Officer (DPO) support. This includes setting up governance structures, reporting lines and oversight mechanisms to ensure data privacy is actively managed. Clear ownership ensures accountability, strengthens decision-making and enables organisations to demonstrate control in increasingly scrutinised regulatory environments.

We design and implement practical data privacy policies tailored to how your organisation operates. This includes privacy policies, consent mechanisms and internal guidance that ensure personal data is handled correctly across the business. The focus is on creating frameworks that are not only compliant with regulations such as GDPR, but are also usable, understood and consistently applied in day-to-day activities.

LS Law supports organisations in identifying and documenting the lawful basis for processing personal data. This is critical to ensuring compliance with data protection laws and avoiding regulatory risk. We help align business activities with appropriate legal grounds for processing, ensuring that data is collected and used transparently, appropriately and in line with regulatory expectations across different jurisdictions.

Operating across multiple jurisdictions creates complexity in data privacy compliance. LS Law provides guidance on navigating global regulatory frameworks, including GDPR and international data transfer requirements. We help organisations align policies and processes across regions, ensuring consistent standards while managing local regulatory nuances, particularly where cross-border data flows and global operations are involved. 

Understanding what data you hold and how it moves through your organisation is critical. LS Law supports data mapping exercises to identify where personal data is collected, processed, stored and transferred. This creates visibility over data flows, highlights potential risks and provides the foundation for effective compliance. Without this clarity, organisations risk processing data in ways that are non-compliant or poorly controlled.

We help organisations carry out structured Data Privacy Impact Assessments to identify and mitigate risks associated with new projects, technologies or data uses. DPIAs are particularly important in areas such as clinical trials, big data analysis and healthcare research. LS Law ensures assessments are practical, proportionate and aligned to regulatory expectations, helping organisations make informed, risk-aware decisions.

Managing data subject rights — such as access requests, corrections and deletion — is a key compliance requirement. LS Law helps organisations implement processes to respond effectively and within regulatory timeframes. We also support organisations in understanding regulatory expectations and preparing for potential scrutiny, ensuring they can respond confidently to both individual requests and regulator enquiries. 

LS Law supports organisations in managing risks associated with third parties and international data transfers. This includes advising on data processing agreements, transfer mechanisms and contractual safeguards to ensure compliance with global data privacy laws. As third-party relationships and cross-border data flows increase, robust controls in this area are critical to reducing regulatory exposure and maintaining trust.

LS Law helps organisations implement structured processes for handling personal data across its full lifecycle — from collection and use to storage and deletion. This ensures data is processed consistently, securely and in line with regulatory requirements. By embedding clear processes into daily operations, organisations reduce the risk of errors, breaches and non-compliant data handling practices. 

We support the drafting and implementation of key legal safeguards, including data processing agreements, joint controller arrangements and data transfer agreements. These documents ensure roles, responsibilities and obligations are clearly defined between parties. LS Law ensures these agreements are not only compliant, but also practical and aligned with how the business operates, reducing ambiguity and legal risk.

LS Law helps organisations define and implement data retention policies and audit processes to ensure personal data is only held for as long as necessary. This includes setting retention schedules, maintaining data processing registers and conducting audits to assess compliance. These controls are essential for demonstrating accountability and ensuring organisations can evidence their approach to regulators when required.

Embedding data privacy into an organisation requires more than policies — it requires behavioural change. LS Law delivers training and awareness programmes that help employees understand how to handle personal data correctly in their roles. By focusing on practical application, we help organisations build a culture where data privacy is understood, applied and consistently reinforced across teams.

LS Law helps pharmaceutical and biotech organisations navigate the complex landscape of industry codes and regulations, including frameworks such as ABPI and EFPIA. These rules govern everything from promotional activity and scientific exchange to interactions with healthcare professionals and patient organisations, making compliance critical to maintaining trust and protecting patients.

With deep in-house experience, LS Law provides practical guidance across high-risk areas such as HCP engagements, transfers of value, social media activity and patient support programmes. Their approach ensures activities are appropriately structured, documented and compliant, while still enabling the business to operate effectively and innovate.

LS Law supports life sciences organisations in managing the legal and regulatory complexities of distribution and supply chain operations. From ensuring continuity of supply to navigating import/export requirements, labelling, storage conditions and competition law, they help organisations maintain compliant and efficient supply networks.

Their expertise ensures that operational decisions are aligned with regulatory expectations while also supporting commercial objectives. This includes advising on contracts, logistics, quality control and risk management, helping businesses optimise their supply chain without compromising compliance.

LS Law provides specialist support in protecting and maximising the value of intellectual property across the life sciences sector. From licensing and collaborations to partnerships and M&A activity, they help organisations structure agreements that clearly define ownership, rights and restrictions.

Their approach ensures innovations in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices are safeguarded while enabling strategic growth. By aligning IP strategy with commercial objectives, LS Law helps organisations protect their assets while unlocking opportunities for collaboration and expansion.

LS Law delivers tailored training programmes designed to embed compliance and legal understanding across organisations. Their training is grounded in real-world, in-house experience and focuses on practical application rather than theory, ensuring teams understand how to operate compliantly in day-to-day roles.

Through workshops, webinars and targeted sessions, LS Law helps build awareness across key risk areas such as industry codes, data privacy and interactions with stakeholders. The result is a more informed workforce, stronger compliance culture and reduced risk across the business.

LS Law supports organisations in developing and managing robust contract frameworks across the life sciences lifecycle. This includes drafting, reviewing and optimising contracts related to HCP interactions, partnerships, supply chains and commercial arrangements, ensuring they are compliant and fit for purpose.

Their approach focuses on creating clear, practical processes that reduce risk and improve efficiency. By standardising templates and approval workflows, LS Law helps organisations manage contractual complexity while ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry requirements.

LS Law’s regulatory update service provides in-house legal and compliance teams with regular, curated insight into key developments across the life sciences sector. Covering areas such as AI regulation, clinical trials and data privacy, the updates focus on what’s changing and what it means in practice.

Designed for busy professionals, the service translates complex regulatory changes into clear, actionable insights. This enables organisations to stay ahead of emerging risks, adapt their compliance frameworks and make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving environment.

LS Law provides end-to-end legal and regulatory support for clinical trials, helping organisations navigate the complex requirements involved in developing and bringing new therapies to market. Their expertise spans study design, regulatory strategy and interactions with authorities across multiple jurisdictions.

They support the preparation of key documentation, including clinical trial agreements, regulatory submissions and standard operating procedures, ensuring compliance at every stage. By combining legal insight with practical experience, LS Law helps streamline trial processes while reducing regulatory risk.

LS Law helps life sciences companies navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape by combining legal, compliance and data privacy expertise. We support organisations in assessing regulatory risk, defining appropriate governance frameworks and ensuring AI use aligns with existing laws and emerging regulations. Our in-house experience enables us to provide practical, solutions-led guidance that balances innovation with control, helping businesses adopt AI confidently while protecting patients, data and reputation.

We support life sciences organisations with data privacy governance, risk assessments, policies, agreements and ongoing advisory to ensure compliance with global regulations.

Yes, we have extensive experience supporting organisations with GDPR and other global data protection frameworks.

Yes, we offer DPO support services where required, helping organisations meet regulatory obligations. 

We support a wide range of data privacy activities including data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), data sharing arrangements, clinical trials data considerations, subject access requests (DSARs), data retention policies and international data transfers. Our support is tailored to the specific needs of life sciences organisations operating in regulated environments.

We provide guidance across multiple jurisdictions, helping organisations navigate differing data protection regimes.

We can typically provide support within a short timeframe, depending on your requirements. Our network of experienced consultants allows us to match the right expertise quickly, ensuring minimal disruption and immediate value to your organisation.

Yes. We often work as an extension of in-house legal, compliance or data privacy teams. Our consultants integrate into your existing structure, supporting workload, bringing specialist expertise and helping deliver key initiatives without disrupting how your team operates.

Unlike traditional law firms, we provide practical, embedded support. Our consultants have in-house experience and understand the operational realities of life sciences organisations. This means we focus on implementable solutions that work within your business, rather than purely theoretical or advisory outputs.

Yes. Our support is designed to be flexible and scalable. Whether you need short-term project support, ongoing advisory or additional resource during periods of change, we tailor our approach to your needs and can adjust as your requirements evolve.

Getting started is straightforward. We begin with an initial discussion to understand your current challenges and requirements, then recommend the most appropriate approach and level of support. From there, we can quickly mobilise the right expertise to support your organisation.