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Allan Dunlavy

Partner, Advisor, Speaker & Commentator

New York, NY, USA


Allan Dunlavy
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Allan’s Biography

Allan Dunlavy is a leading authority on Reputation Management, Privacy, Crisis Management and Digital Reputation Strategy and serves as a Partner at Schillings.

A highly experienced English attorney based in New York, Allan has a wealth of experience managing and responding to a wide range of high-profile and complex crisis situations, including privacy threats, cyber-attacks, hostile campaigns, extortion, data breaches and digital reputation threats. His background as a commercial, media, privacy and Intellectual Property litigator enables him to counsel clients on international reputation and privacy matters from a unique perspective.

Allan’s privacy law expertise means that he is heavily involved in the big tech sector, particularly in regards to the ongoing developments around its proposed regulation, the debate in relation to its role as publisher, and what the greater implications will be for traditional and social media companies worldwide. He provides counsel to international businesses, senior leaders, high profile and high net worth individuals on how to address these...
Allan Dunlavy is a leading authority on Reputation Management, Privacy, Crisis Management and Digital Reputation Strategy and serves as a Partner at Schillings.

A highly experienced English attorney based in New York, Allan has a wealth of experience managing and responding to a wide range of high-profile and complex crisis situations, including privacy threats, cyber-attacks, hostile campaigns, extortion, data breaches and digital reputation threats. His background as a commercial, media, privacy and Intellectual Property litigator enables him to counsel clients on international reputation and privacy matters from a unique perspective.

Allan’s privacy law expertise means that he is heavily involved in the big tech sector, particularly in regards to the ongoing developments around its proposed regulation, the debate in relation to its role as publisher, and what the greater implications will be for traditional and social media companies worldwide. He provides counsel to international businesses, senior leaders, high profile and high net worth individuals on how to address these issues and changes they should anticipate in the future in this sphere.

As an acknowledged thought leader on matters of privacy, digital reputation and big tech regulation, Allan contributes commentary to many prominent publications and has featured in Newsweek, The BBC, Tech.co and CityAM on challenging issues related to media, defamation, privacy and regulation. He also speaks as an expert advisor to the industry on the international professional speaking circuit.

Allan serves as a Board Member of tech start-up, Legendary, the National Executive Service Corps and Stetson University's Disruptive Leadership Certificate Program.

In 2022, Allan ranked as 'Recommended' in ‘The best reputation and privacy lawyers for high-net-worth individuals' in Spear's Magazine annual Reputation Managers Index, and in 2010, he was named as The Times' Lawyer of the Week.
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Allan’s Newsfeed

David Icke
Schillings Partners with online safety charity SWGFL on new Online Safety Bill guide

Schillings have partnered with SWGfL, a not-for-profit charity, to produce a new, user-friendly guide to the Online Safety Bill.

Spear's Magazine
The best reputation and privacy lawyers for high-net-worth individuals in 2022

In the 2022 Spear’s Reputation Managers Index, produced by Spear's Magazine, Allan Dunlavy was named a ‘Recommended’ specialist in ‘The best reputation and privacy lawyers for high-net-worth individuals'.

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Allan’s Background

Schillings
Partner
Mar 2017 - Present
New York, NY, USA
Schillings is a leading reputation and privacy consultancy that is committed to helping individuals and organizations fight against violations of privacy, attacks on reputation, and threats to security. With the firm’s 37 years of experience fighting falsehoods and protecting privacy, Allan and Schillings have a heritage of fighting misinformation and helping clients tackle big tech issues.
 
Schillings
Consultant | Senior Associate | Associate
Sep 2009 - Jun 2011
New York, NY, USA
Allan started his career at Schillings as an Associate before promotions to Senior Associate and Consultant and then Partner. He has acted for a wide array of high profile and high net worth personalities. He was an adviser for footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who accepted substantial libel damages from a UK newspaper.
 
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Allan’s Gallery

Board Positions

Legendary
Board Member
Mar 2021 - Present
New York, NY, USA
Legendary is a tech start-up that was established in 2019. They specialise in finding the source of damaging online information, including that in the ‘deep web’.
 
National Executive Service Corps
Board Member
Sep 2018 - Present
New York, NY, USA
National Executive Services Corps (NESC) is dedicated to improving the management of non-profit organizations. NESC makes consulting, executive search and financial outsourcing more accessible so that non-profits can successfully reach their goals.
 
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Other Business Interests

TIGER 21
Contributor
New York, NY, USA
TIGER 21 is an exclusive peer membership club for industry leaders, including high-net-worth entrepreneurs, investors, and executives.
 
Lexology
Contributor
London, UK
Lexology is source of information relating to international legal updates, analysis, and insights.
 
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Media

Accept All: Unacceptable?
Documentary
2023
New York, NY, USA
Accept All: Unacceptable? sets out to answer the question: “Why should we care about online privacy?”. The documentary uses personal stories to explore how big technology companies have breached consumer rights to privacy and have been exploiting something that we should all be able to control – our personal information.
 
Schillings Launches Documentary about Online Privacy
2022
New York, NY, USA
Renowned for its precedent setting work in the area of privacy, Schillings has launched a documentary about Big Technology, online privacy, and its impact on society. The 40-minute documentary, titled Accept All: Unacceptable.
 
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Interviews

Digital reputation management for businesses and C-suites: online opportunities and emerging threats
Sep 2022
New York, NY, USA
In an interview with The In-House Lawyer, Allan Dunlavy, Partner at Schillings, discusses the online opportunities and emerging threats of businesses and C-suits in terms of digital reputation management.
 
Privacy Matters: Allan Dunlavy
Aug 2022
Allan Dunlavy, Partner at Schillings law firm, discusses the importance of digital assets in this interview with CEO Magazine.
 
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Accreditation

The Legal 500
Tier 1 | Best Practitioners
London, UK
The Legal 500 is the UK's leading independent legal directory and Allan ranks in Tier 1 of their 'Best Practitioners'.
 
The Law Society
Solicitor
London, UK
The Law Society is the independent professional body for solicitors, acting as the voice of solicitors, whilst driving excellence in the profession and safeguarding the rule of law.
 

Publications

Twitter’s Blue Tick Saga: How Privacy, Reputation and Security Is Being Impacted
Author
Nov 2022
Partner Allan Dunlavy delves into the drama behind Twitter’s blue tick system under Elon Musk, and explores the consequences for users’ reputation, privacy and security
 
The Bulletproof Digital Profile
Author
Nov 2022
London, UK
Allan Dunlavy discusses how and why to advise clients on building digital resilience and managing their digital profiles.
 
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Awards & Recognition

Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023 Peer-Nominated
2023
The Private Client Global Elite Directory was created with the awareness that referrals and recommendations are absolutely key to the private client sector. Rather than a listing of private client advisors as chosen by a third party, these are the top selected individuals as chosen by their own peers within the private wealth industry.
 
Spear's 500
Recommended
2022
London, UK
In Spear's Magazine's annual Reputation Managers Index in 2021, Allan was named one of the 'Top Recommended' advisors, and in 2022, he was named a 'Recommended' specialist in 'The best reputation and privacy lawyers for high-net-worth individuals'.
 
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Speaking Engagements

Transcontinental Trusts International Forum
Speaker
Jul 2023
Allan will be speaking at the Transcontinental Trusts conference in Bermuda.
 
STEP Caribbean Conference
Featured Speaker
May 2023
Panama City, PA
Allan addresses the issue of protecting one's client's reputation across borders in this Step Caribbean Conference session entitled 'Offense vs Defence'.
 
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Bar Admissions

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New York State Bar Association
Foreign Legal Consultant
New York, NY, USA
The New York State Bar Association is a voluntary bar association for the state of New York. Allan is a licensed Foreign Legal Consultant under the New York Bar.
 

Community Engagement

Charterhouse | Carthusian Society
Committee Member
Mar 2021 - Present
London, UK
The Carthusian Society is an alumni body for Charterhouse that encourages Old Carthusians to network, connect professionally and engage socially through sporting clubs and societies.
 

Allan’s Education

BPP Law School
Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) & Legal Practice Course (LPC)