John Giles

John Giles is the head of Michalsons Giles Inc. John has years of practical experience applying his knowledge to organisations to help them grow and avoid legal problems, difficulties, or disputes. He always tries to add value to his clients. He embraces and uses technology to provide the best possible services to his clients. Michalsons helps you with the legal universe of digital, data and technology. He combines the four pillars of learning, programmes, software and legal services to practically solve legal challenges.

Skills

John helps organisations comply with complex global data protection laws (like the GDPR, PECR and POPIA) in a practical way. His practice also includes:

• Access to Information;
• Cybersecurity and cybercrime law;
• The law relating to information, communication and technology (ICT);
• High-value complex end-to-end commercial technology transactions;
• The legal aspects of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC);
• Plain and understandable legal language;
• Artificial intelligence regulation.

John’s specialities include: Critical thinking to reach clarity. Making complexity, simple. Documents, discussions, processes, and laws are often very complicated – they don’t have to be. Helping people understand the implications of laws. Analyzing a situation to work out a practical course of action. Syncing body, mind and soul while surfing.