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Laurent Szuskin

Work Department
ITC
Position
Partner
Career
Laurent Szuskin is a partner in the Firm’s Information Technology & Communications Group in Paris. He is proficient in the local and global legal aspects of information technology and communications, and routinely advises on strategic operations of promotion, distribution, protection and valuation of IT products and services — including due diligence, acquisitions and divestiture structuring, strategic alliances and IPOs. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2009, he worked for Salès Vincent Georges & Associés and Stibbe, and served as partner in Latham & Watkins.
Mr. Szuskin regularly counsels clients on complex domestic and cross-border contracts, litigation — including expertise proceedings — and IT compliance matters involving licensing, maintenance, integration, hosting, managed services and outsourcing. He is also seasoned in matters involving mobile and fixed voice telecommunications and data, e-commerce, media convergence — including online video gaming, digital music and other entertainment — data privacy and cryptology. Mr. Szuskin’s client base includes large multinational and emerging companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and government-owned utilities in a broad range of industries, including banking, financial, health care, consumer products and services, as well as fast growth sectors.
Languages
English; French
Lawyer Rankings
France > Industry focus: Telecoms
The team at Baker McKenzie is consistently engaged to advise on the negotiation of agreements, telecoms surveys, regulatory work, licensing matters and contractual issues. Additionally, Rémy Bricard focuses on complex IT and telecoms contracts, including development, licensing, integration and outsourcing but is equally versed in M&A. Laurent Szuskin and Christian Blomet are sought after for their proficiency in mobile and fixed voice telecommunications and data.
France > Industry focus: IT and internet
(Leading partners)The team at Baker McKenzie has broad coverage, handling transactions and digitisation, as well as being a key port of call for risk management. The team is jointly led by Rémy Bricard, who advises on matters concerning electronic commerce and the Internet, privacy law and IT litigation, and Laurent Szuskin, who focuses on IT compliance matters involving licensing, maintenance, integration, hosting, managed services and outsourcing. Magalie Dansac Le Clerc is also noted.
France > Data privacy and data protection
Baker McKenzie is a well respected team in the field and acts for an exclusive list of clients which includes major banks, software conglomerates, and fashion houses. As part of its work, the firm advises clients on CNIL investigations, cyber crime, and data privacy litigation. Magalie Dansac Le Clerc has an outstanding wealth of experience and advises clients on GDPR compliance and related issues, including data transfer issues, processing of sensitive data, data breaches, information and consent, direct marketing, data privacy impact assessment, data subject access requests and data processing agreements. Rémy Bricard and Laurent Szuskin are other names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection France
- Industry focus: IT and internet France
- Industry focus: Telecoms France
- Leading partners France > Industry focus: IT and internet
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Environment
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate
- Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration