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Ollie Dent

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EMEA Head of Cyber & Data Privacy | Partner at Kennedys
📍 United Kingdom

Ollie Dent is the EMEA Head of Cyber & Data Privacy at Kennedys, specializing in advising organizations on legal and regulatory requirements following data incidents. He leads a global team and was central to developing the firms 24/7 cyber breach response offering. He holds a BA from the University of Nottingham.

Ollie is the host of the "Cyber Sounds" podcast and maintains a professional social media presence as "@thecyberlawyer". He frequently travels internationally for conferences and client meetings, with recent trips to New York, Barcelona, and Australia, indicating a passion for global networking within his industry.

Unique fact: He hosts his own podcast, "Cyber Sounds, " to discuss emerging issues in cyber law and data privacy.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
EMEA Head of Cyber & Data Privacy | Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ollie shows up

Curious But Skeptical
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Friendly But Slow

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Priorities

Topics Ollie cares about

Cyber Incident Response
He leads a team that provides 24/7 legal and regulatory advice to organizations globally that have experienced a data breach or cyber attack.
Global Data Privacy
His role involves advising on international data privacy issues, underscored by his work-related travels to the US and Australia to address global cyber challenges.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
EMEA Head of Cyber & Data Privacy | Partner
Kennedys
5-2020
Partner
Kennedys
9-2019 - 4-2020
Senior Associate
Kennedys
9-2015 - 10-2016
Solicitor Claims Professional | Secondee
Travelers (Secondment)
11-2012 - 8-2019
Associate
Kennedys
In the press

Media appearances

Cyber Sounds podcast series (Kennedys). Featured in Kennedys Law – Thought Leadership
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Oliver Dent - Kennedys Law. Featured in Kennedys Law
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Education
2007 - 2009
CPE/LPC
Lancashire Law School
2004 - 2007
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Nottingham
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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