Sonia Cissé > Linklaters > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
25 RUE DE MARIGNAN
75008 PARIS
France
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Sonia Cissé
Work Department
IP/TMT
Position
Sonia is heading the Technology, Media and Telecommunications team of Linklaters in Paris. Sonia’s practice covers the full range of TMT legal areas, with a focus on contracts, data protection, internet and telecommunications. Sonia has strong experience in advising companies from diversified sectors (IT editors and service providers, banking, insurance, transportation, telecom, energy, retail, luxe, etc.) across all aspects of major commercial contracts, sourcing and complex procurement transactions, regulation of data and networks, e-business and IT security, telecoms and media projects. Her experience has led her to advise on both service providers and clients’ sides.
Career
2016-present: Linklaters
2013-2016: Associate – Norton Rose Fulbright
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Memberships
Sonia is an active member of l’Association Française du Droit de l’Informatique, IAPP, Fratel, Women in AI and the Global Sourcing Association.
Education
Sonia holds a Master in Intellectual Property Law from the University Montpellier I and a LLM in International Business Law from Kings College London.
She is admitted at the Paris Bar.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Data privacy and data protection
(Next Generation Partners)Linklaters‘ data protection offering encompasses advice on the implementation of GDPR compliance programmes, data management strategies and the conduct of GDPR audits. The unit is also well placed to advise on personal data breach responses. ‘Excellent technician’ Sonia Cissé leads the team and frequently leverages her TMT expertise to advise on a wide range of data protection issues, including those related to new technologies such as AI. Clémentine Richard and Faustine Piechaud provide key support.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners France > Data privacy and data protection
- Data privacy and data protection France
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity: LBO
- Real estate
- Tax
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Private equity: Fund formation