About

Paul Lanois, senior legal counsel of cross-border legal at Credit Suisse, extends his responsibility to business initiatives across EMEA and guides the development of marketing tools such as online tools and apps, in conjunction to his daily workload of asset, corporate and banking management. Lanois is fully immersed in the global nature of his role and is therefore in charge of updating and developing manuals and frameworks for each of the bank’s divisions. ‘In order to truly serve our internal clients, we strive to provide comprehensive legal advice so that the legal department speaks with one single voice’ he says. One source points out Lanois’ successes stating that he has ‘lead the legal analysis of some of the bank’s key initiatives, such as Credit Suisse Invest (the bank’s new investment advisory service) and the bank’s new digital private banking platform (Digital Private Banking)’. Lanois’ early career contains significant experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions through associate roles at international law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Allen & Overy and Linklaters. Lanois developed a strong academic foundation with a Maitrise, Magistère and an honouree Masters from University of Paris, an LL.M and Wharton Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and as an attorney admitted to the New York, France and Luxembourg bar. His academic grounding has led to his role as an associate professor at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, under which he also teaches on joint programs with various universities across Europe. He regularly publishes book chapters and articles on data protection, technology law and privacy law that are quoted on well-known platforms such as Bloomberg Businessweek and the International Tax Review. Moreover, Lanois is invited to share his abundance of knowledge as a panellist speaker at events such as Infosecurity Magazine and for the French Parliament. Lanois is a mentor figure to many and a certified expert on privacy (Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)) in Europe, the US and Canada. With a strong grounding in technology law he is an unquestionable asset to the global activities of Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse recognised his efforts recently when awarding him with the Credit Suisse general counsel Award for Partnership based on his ‘outstanding achievements, exceptional partnership and significant contributions to the division and the bank’.