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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • Cybersecurity Incidents
  • European Data Protection and Privacy
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity

Profile

With more than 12 years of experience addressing complex privacy issues, Claire advises on a variety of French and international data compliance projects. Clients turn to Claire to get prepared for the EU General Data Protection Regulation and handle data compliance projects tailored to their needs.

Claire represents clients as diverse as technology companies, oil and gas companies, financial services companies and manufacturers of consumer or healthcare products. She has significant experience with French and EU data compliance law issues, including implementation of Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) and other international data transfer mechanisms, and notification of data breaches. Her experience allows her help clients prepare the transition into the EU new legal data protection framework.  Claire also represents clients before the French Data Protection Authority.

Having already handled an extensive number of projects, Claire is an experienced and effective writer and advocate. She has authored numerous articles and given oral presentations. Claire has been regularly quoted in DataGuidance on privacy law issues.

Relevant Experience

  • Advised clients on GDPR and local compliance.
  • Won approval of the BCRs of a major oil and gas company.
  • Assisted clients in handling a data breach incident.
  • Assisted clients in conducting marketing compaigns in the EU.
  • Assisted clients in setting up whistleblower hotlines in the EU.
  • Assisted clients in implementing a data loss prevention program and other employee monitoring activities.
  • Assisted clients in designing and launching new applications and websites.
  • Assisted clients in drafting and negotiating data processing agreements with major cloud computing service providers.
  • Reviewed clients’ privacy policies and procedures.

Bar Admissions

    Education
    LLM, European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford, Distinction, 2004LLM in European Law, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, magna cum laude, 2002LLM in European Law, University of Paris, Panthéon Sorbonne, 2001

    Areas of Practice

    • Corporate
    • Cybersecurity Incidents
    • European Data Protection and Privacy
    • Privacy and Cybersecurity

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