At TozziniFreire Advogados, the women-led data protection team - praised for its 'exceptional expertise and comprehensive understanding of data protection laws and regulations' - handles a variety of non-contentious and contentious matters, ranging from data breaches to compliance programmes, impact assessments and due diligence exercises. Marcela Waksman Ejnisman leads on consulting matters, including regulatory and contractual work related to training and data compliance projects. Data sharing agreements and breaches are among Carla do Couto Hellu Battilana's core areas of activity, while IP, technology and digital law specialist Luiza Sato is often engaged in the structuring and implementation of LGPD-compliant programmes and policies. The firm's litigation capabilities are also noteworthy; Patricia Helena Marta Martins steers the group in an array of administrative and judicial litigation matters, including high-profile cases involving tech giants and AI. Bruna Borghi Tomé and Sofia Gaviao Kilmar are other names to note for sensitive class actions, individual lawsuits, and administrative proceedings in this space.
Testimonials
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‘The team at the TozziniFreire has a lot of knowledge about data privacy, but above all, it handles the work skilfully. Tozzini presents quality in the follow-up reports, partnership, cordiality, and attention to the client's needs.'
‘Marcela Waksman Ejnisman assisted us and provided an excellent service. Cordial but assertive while being focused on client needs.’
Key clients
- Softbank
- Meta
Work highlights
- Assisting Softbank in its LGPD data conformity programme and in the management of its data privacy governance.
- Representing Facebook Brasil in an administrative proceeding investigating an alleged security flaw in the Facebook service, which would have compromised the access credentials of about one million users.