Denise Lebeau-Marianna > DLA Piper > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper houses a ‘very cohesive and diligent’ practice known for its strength in carve-outs of businesses within the medical device industry, issues surrounding the financing of healthcare providers by private equity funds, and M&A. Sonia De Kondserovsky leads the group, utilising her vast experience to advise on R&D and clinical trials agreements, strategic collaborations, and acquisitions of manufacturing sites. Denise Lebeau-Marianna is an expert in data protection and processing, often advising international pharma and biotech clients. Frank Valentin has longstanding experience in patent litigation and trade mark issues, often advising North American clients, while Marion Abecassis has expansive expertise in the domestic and EU rules governing clinical trials, advertising, and the relationships between healthcare professionals and industry players.

DLA Piper‘s clients include life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, banks, and data science companies. The team is adept at advising on compliance with data protection laws, particularly with regards to healthcare professionals, data processing, internet web sites, marketing campaigns and events, negotiation of data processing agreements, the data implications of AI, GDPR compliance and cross-border data transfers. Denise Lebeau-Marianna advises on cybersecurity programme incident response plans, e-discovery procedures and blocking statutes, data protection aspects of internal investigations and projects involving AI. Yaël Hirsch has significant expertise in CNIL contentious work.

DLA Piper handles a varied portfolio of work that includes regulatory, IT sourcing and digital management matters. The team is sought out by leading financial services companies and multinational corporations active in various sectors. Denise Lebeau-Marianna is a key name for cybersecurity matters. Stéphane Lemarchand is a go-to name for digital transformation projects as well as advisory and contentious IT matters. Jeanne Dauzier and Jonathan Rofé are other stand out names, as is Gregory Tulquois, who is the firm’s global co-chair of commercial contracts.