DLA Piper fields a dedicated team of data privacy and cybersecurity lawyers who advise clients on the full range of data privacy and protection issues. Handling both contentious and non-contentious matters, the team acts for French and international clients and is particularly strong in cybersecurity work and in matters involving the life sciences sector. Practice head Denise Lebeau-Marianna advises on the full spectrum of data protection and is assisted by Yaël Hirsch. The team was further strengthened by the arrival of Stéphanie Lapeyre in September 2024.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent technical skills, good understanding of practical issues.’
- ‘From a commercial and service offering perspective: a high capacity to adapt services to the organization, needs, and constraints of clients. From an interpersonal perspective: very high efficiency and close relationships with stakeholders, availability making communication very smooth and efficient and allowing projects to progress very concretely.’
- ‘Yael Hirsch: a brilliant, pragmatic, results-oriented, and precise lawyer. She possesses extensive expertise in Data Protection, Privacy, and AI, areas that present a particular degree of complexity in Data Protection, such as processing carried out across a Group spanning multiple countries, entities, and subject to widely varying regulations. She provides support in both Governance & Framework matters and substantive issues.’
- ‘Fast and efficient collaboration, even on complex topics. Clear and detailed time spent, received weekly.’
- ‘Stéphanie Lapeyre-Castellane: relevant and effective advice, proactive in addressing complex issues.’
- ‘Availability, responsiveness and pragmatism.’
Key clients
- beIN Sports France SAS
Lawyers
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Practice head
Denise Lebeau Mariana
Other key lawyers
Stéphanie Lapeyre; Yaël Hirsch