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Laurie-Anne Ancenys

Counsel

Paris

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Laurie-Anne Ancenys

Counsel

Paris

Laurie-Anne is a Counsel, head of the Tech & Data practice at Allen & Overy in Paris. She is specialised in the fields of information technology and data protection law.

She assists French and international blue chip clients with the digitalization of their activities, including in relation to strategic partnerships, cybersecurity issues, data monetization and the launch of online tech products and services in a broad range of sectors.

She has developed an expertise in the drafting and negotiation of complex IT agreements, including in relation to M&A transactions. Laurie-Anne also advises companies on data protection compliance issues - including data breaches and IT/data contentious matters.

Laurie-Anne speaks at international conferences, conducts quarterly round table discussions on data protection in Paris and regularly publishes expert articles in French and international publications. In addition, Laurie-Anne contributes to the HEC Paris Tech Law courses.

Laurie-Anne was nominated Young Leader of the France-China Foundation, class 2021

Rising Star

IFLR EUROPE 2020 and EUROMONEY 2021 (TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

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Publications: 01 November 2023

Navigating the EU's AI Framework and harnessing the power of AI for Legal Innovation

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Blog Post: 16 October 2023

French AI developments: Copyright, video protection and official initiatives

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Blog Post: 14 September 2023

France CNIL calls for comments on its draft recommendation on security of critical data processing operations

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Blog Post: 11 August 2023

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: adequacy decision adopted, the framework becomes operational

Read more EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: adequacy decision adopted, the framework becomes operational

Office

Paris

32 rue François 1er
75008
Paris

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Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as Solicitor

Admitted to the Bar, Paris

Admitted to the Bar, Madrid

Academic

LLM in intellectual property and information society law – University of Alicante (EIPIN - European Intellectual Property Institute Network) – 2006

Master degree in French law - University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – 2005

Master degree in Spanish law – University of Complutense of Madrid – 2003