CMS Francis Lefebvre is proficient in handling contentious and non-contentious matters for its roster of clients which includes national and multinational companies, public entities, banks, gaming technology companies, and social media platforms. The team advises on clients’ responses to CNIL investigations and dawn raids, data regulatory compliance, and also has notable strength in data security. Anne-Laure Villedieu is an expert in personal data transfers and privacy impact assessments but also harnesses the firm’s employment team to advise on employee data transfers. Maxime Hanriot and Pierre Fumery are other names to note.
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Key clients
- Al Khaliji France
- Adevinta
- Bank of China
- CTS Eventim
- SPIE OPERATIONS
- SPIE France
- Newmont
- Ideal promotion
Work highlights
- Advising Al Khaliji with respect to all its data protection issues, and in particular appointed as the external data protection office of the company.
- Deployed a global GDPR compliance program for SPIE Operations affecting all subsidiaries of the SPIE Group located in France and elsewhere.
- Deployed a specific GDPR compliance program for SPIE France and its subsidiaries for their activities in France.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anne-Laure Villedieu