A strong focus on the TMT industry at Latham & Watkins has seen the firm well positioned to handle a range of transactional, contentious and regulatory matters for clients from the sector. GDPR compliance, personal data transfers and advice on the use of tracking technologies are all core proficiencies for a team that is praised for being ‘very familiar’ with the CNIL. Myria Saarinen leads the team and has longstanding experience in IT litigation and data privacy issues such as unlawful data processing.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very familiar with French practice, particularly the CNIL.’

  • ‘An international team with great knowledge of the subject, an exceptional capacity to analyse doctrine and jurisprudence, and true legal intelligence.’

  • ‘Myria Saarinen's analysis is always relevant. Floriane Cruchet and Charlotte Guérin also stand out for their knowledge of the law and institutions.'

  • 'The team is underpinned by the following skills: professionalism, competence and efficiency, dynamism, adaptability, realism and pragmatism.'

Key clients

  • Blue Torch Capital
  • LVMH
  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Microsoft
  • Orange S.A.
  • TotalEnergies SE
  • Webhelp

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Myria Saarinen

Other key lawyers

Floriane Cruchet, Charlotte Guérin