Patrice Navarro > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

The data privacy and data protection team at Clifford Chance regularly assists with GDPR compliance, as well as data protections issues related to emerging technologies and strategic matters. Dessislava Savova is a specialist in terms of data protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and platform regulations. Alexandre Balducci is noted for his AI and cyber security capabilities. The team was further bolstered by the arrival of Patrice Navarro from Hogan Lovells LLP in 2024.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP maintains a strong position in the market, where the IT and internet group is well versed at dealing with AI, fintech, and outsourcing matters, telecoms contracts negotiation, and the drafting of IT agreements, such as SaaS contracts. Elsewhere, the group is equipped to deal with tech litigation and domain name matters, often assisting clients with online brand protection matters. Etienne Drouard has transactional and regulatory expertise, and focuses on data privacy and digital media, while Patrice Navarro covers commercial and tech contracts, and David Taylor handles technical domain name management and related competition. Jane Seager concentrates on phishing and cybersecurity concerns, Christine Gateau is a key contact for contractual liability matters, and Mikael Salmela handles strategic agreements in the tech sector.

The ‘dynamic team’ at Clifford Chance has recently advised on matters relating to digital transformations, AI, IT contracts and cloud sovereignty, among other matters. Dessislava Savova leads the firm’s tech group across Continental Europe. The highly regarded Patrice Navarro, who is a specialist in technology transactions and digital transformations, was a new arrival in 2024.