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Myria Saarinen

Position
Myria Saarinen, former Global Co-Chair of the Technology Industry Group, represents domestic and international clients in all types of civil and commercial complex litigation matters. She also leads the data protection practice in Paris.
Ms. Saarinen draws on two decades’ experience as a litigator and her comprehensive understanding of her clients’ business and commercial needs to efficiently resolve a broad range of complex, cross-border disputes across industries. She advises on:
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- French litigation disputes, including corporate litigation
- Alternative dispute resolution, in mediation or arbitration
- Cross-border issues, such as conflicts of laws and US discovery requests
- GDPR compliance programs, particularly for adtech companies
- Regulatory GDPR inquiries
- Multijurisdictional cybersecurity event response
- GDPR claims brought by individuals and class actions
She crafts pragmatic, commercially oriented solutions to clients’ business challenges, approaching each matter with the strength of the firm’s global platform.
A recognized firm leader, Ms. Saarinen serves on the Ethics and Privacy Committees of the firm. She previously served as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (AML) for the Paris office and on the Pro Bono and IT Committees.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Data privacy and data protection
The team at Latham & Watkins regularly handles matters pertaining to cookies and other trackers, international transfers of data, data protection considerations in AI, data protection considerations in the taking of evidence abroad as well as enforcement and litigation matters. Clients include emerging companies, strategic investors as well as multinational corporations. The team is led by Myria Saarinen, who is a key litigator and leverages significant experience.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Media and entertainment: Sports
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Private equity: venture/growth capital