Pulina Whitaker joins having co-led Morgan Lewis’ global privacy and cybersecurity practice

Jones Day has added a senior employment and privacy lawyer in London from US rival Morgan Lewis & Bockius.

Pulina Whitaker has joined Jones Day as a partner in its labour & employment practice after eight years at Morgan Lewis, where she was co-head of the global privacy and cybersecurity practice.

Whitaker brings 25 years of experience advising clients on employment and data privacy issues and has particular experience managing employment matters in sales and acquisitions, commercial outsourcing and business restructurings. She regularly advises on international employee misconduct investigations and defence strategies in response to a range of employment and data privacy allegations and claims — including bullying, harassment, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of data processing and employment contract claims; she also supports cross-border data breach investigations.

“Pulina is accomplished at helping clients navigate complex employment law matters in the UK and across other European jurisdictions,” said Elizabeth McRee, co-leader of Jones Day’s labour & employment practice. “Her practice spans internationally and includes some of the world’s largest companies in the technology, financial services and life sciences industries. Her background is an excellent complement to our global practice and I am pleased to welcome her to Jones Day.”

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