Arthur Clover

ARTHUR CLOVER advises on a wide range of EU and UK competition law issues, including merger control, abuse of dominance, cartels, compliance, and market investigations.

Arthur trained and qualified as a solicitor in Sidley’s London office, where he also gained experience in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity, Banking and Financial Services Regulatory, and Structured Finance practices.

Recent examples of Arthur’s work include:

• Advising Darling Ingredients Inc. in its potential joint venture with Tessenderlo Group to form a new wellness company.
• Managing GDPR compliance projects for global clients with multiple entities across various industries.
• Assisting clients with preparing for, and responding to, cybersecurity incidents and personal data breaches
• Advising clients on issues associated with international data transfers (including compliance with Schrems II and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework)
• Assisting with data protection and cybersecurity due diligence in connection with corporate transactions (e.g., M&A transactions).
• Advising clients on the EU’s package of new artificial intelligence and digital data legislation, including the EU AI Act and the European Health Data Space, as well as the EU’s cyber reforms, including the NISD2 and DORA, together with emerging UK privacy and digital data laws, including the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
• Developing external- and internal-facing policies, procedures, and notices to facilitate compliant data collection and handling, including privacy notices, data privacy policies, cybersecurity, and privacy risk assessments.

• Arthur has worked on several pro bono matters for a range of clients, including advising on the application of the GDPR to their processing activities. He has also assisted clients with Personal Independence Payment appeals.