Data privacy and data protection

August Debouzy

Lauded by one client as being the ‘number 1’ data privacy, cyber and AI experts in France, the team at August Debouzy has an undeniable force within the industry and is a regular advisor to a litany of outstanding clients including global social media platforms, applications, governments, luxury brands and leading gaming companies. The firm regularly advises on data breaches as data controllers and its subsequent regulatory notification requirements, as well as compliance, GDPR issues, Florence Chafiol leads the team and is a GDPR expert and is assisted by Roxane Blanc-Dubois, who is a life sciences and health regulation expert and Stéphanie Lapeyre, who has particular strength advising on matters pertaining to new technologies and associated data issues.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is dynamic, responsive and we are satisfied with the quality of the advice provided.’
‘I was particularly in contact with Roxane Blanc-Dubois, who demonstrated total commitment to the files we entrusted to her. Roxane is very involved, responsive, expert in her advice but also knew how to adapt to the size of our company and our operational constraints. She demonstrated pedagogy with the teams and also mobilized the right resources internally at August Debouzy to provide us with comprehensive advice.’
‘Team strengths: direct and effective contact on all our GDPR issues, clear and timely advice, support as close as possible to our internal client with participation in all necessary calls with our internal contacts to fully understand our challenges.’
‘No 1 data privacy cyber and AI experts in France.
From their total technical knowledge to their real world experience - from all angles; for small SMEs to large US HQ'd corporates; from prosecuting or defending litigation and working with regulators - August Debouzy know it all. ’
‘Florence Chafiol - market leader in the data privacy cyber and AI world in France. Knowledgeable, practical and hard working; and combines this with a laser focus on achieving commercial outcomes. No better private practice lawyer in France.'

Key clients

DBV Technologies
Brambles
EBA Clearing
Givaudan
SAUR
Alstom
Vinci
La Mondiale EuroPartner
PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO
PAYFIT
MICROSOFT
TOTALENERGIES & TOTALENERGIES ELECTRICITE ET GAZ FRANCE
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
PERNOD RICARD
DELIVEROO
JCDECAUX
DANONE
EDF SA
SALSIFY
OMNICOM PUBLIC RELATIONS GROUP FRANCE
L’OREAL
Neuflize OBC/ ABN Amro
SNCF
RATP

Work highlights

Assisting Microsoft with transactional, advisory and litigation matters for all aspects of Microsoft’s activities in France.
Assistance provided to Veolia Environment involved reviewing of all contractual templates related to personal data processing, drafting a detailed intra-group contract aimed at framing all data exchanges between Veolia companies around the world, both taking into account the GDPR but also local legislation (UK, Switzerland, China, etc.) and supporting the DPO with with various subjects relating to data protection.
Assists Deliveroo's privacy teams on several issues regarding personal data protection, particularly in formulating response strategies for data subject access requests, reviewing the cookie banner on the website, and ensuring that marketing campaigns and communications are GDPR compliant.

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