What the team is known for
Baker McKenzie has a number of strong data protection teams across Europe with exceptionally notable offices in Spain, Germany, France and Poland. The firm frequently acts for multinational clients on cross-border data transfers and data security incident response. It also advises on cybercrime matters, including investigations. The law firm is highly sought after for GDPR and CCPA compliance, as well as third-party data processing. It further handles data issues connected to new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Strengths
A client notes: "They are such supreme experts in their respective fields and we always have the utmost confidence in the advice they provide."
Another client notes: "My main point of contact took care of every aspect so that I was able to have global and relevant feedback."
Notable practitioners
The firm's EMEA intellectual property, tech and media group is headed by the Madrid-based José María Méndez. Other key names include Elisabeth Dehareng in Brussels and Francesca Gaudino in Milan.