Clifford Chance‘s wide-ranging practice encompasses contractual, cybersecurity, and data matters across the financial, private equity, cloud services and insurance sectors. Typical mandates for the team range from advising on digital transformations and strategic partnerships to content moderation and platform regulations. The practice group is co-headed by Dessislava Savova, who specialises in data protection and AI, and Patrice Navarro, who is a name to note for technological transitions and health data issues.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A complete, expert and highly responsive team, with a very good understanding of our business challenges and market specificities.’
  • ‘What particularly distinguishes this firm is the human and technical quality of its team: young, dynamic, but above all, extremely competent. Each member, whether partner or associate, demonstrates great availability and a sharp analytical mind.'
  • ‘What stood out for us was the seamless collaboration within various departments of the practice. Every partner and associate that is brought onto a case is perfectly briefed as if they had been working on it since day one.’
  • ‘We are privileged to collaborate with this law firm, whose dedicated team is distinguished by its exceptional quality, both technically and interpersonally. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to adapt to our challenges make them a trusted legal partner.'

Key clients

  • Bytedance (TikTok)
  • Crédit Agricole
  • DoorFeed
  • AXA / AXA GO
  • TotalEnergies
  • Airbus Defence and Space
  • MTN
  • Sephora
  • Tencent
  • Honda
  • Hitachi Rail
  • Splunk
  • Legrand
  • GoDaddy
  • Europcar

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Patrice Navarro
Patrice Navarro
Practice head

Dessislava Savova; Patrice Navarro

Other key lawyers

Vladimir Maillot; Alexandre Manasterski