Natallia Karniyevich is a senior associate in Bird & Bird’s Düsseldorf office specialising in IT security and data protection law. In the context of IT and cyber security, she particularly focuses on contractual issues and assists clients in understanding and implementing regulatory requirements. Natallia also advises German and international clients on IT projects and technology transactions, deals with issues in compliance as well as drafts and negotiates complex commercial contracts. Natallia’s clients are international IT and technology-driven companies, financial institutions, airlines and tech start-ups. She regularly publishes articles on current topics in the fields of cybersecurity and data protection.