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Provided by Florence Chafiol
Data Protection
IT/Outsourcing
E-commerce/Internet/Web 2.0
Consumer Law
Florence Chafiol, a partner at August Debouzy within the Technologies, Media, Intellectual Property Department, provides advisory and litigation support. She advises her clients, whether major French and foreign players or new economy companies (Next 40), on all their legal and strategic issues related to innovative technological projects in the digital or e-commerce fields. She has also developed a highly recognized practice on all issues related to personal data such as, for example, her clients’ compliance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act or the validation of innovative product, connected object or website launches. She also assists her clients in the event of cyber security attacks and personal data breaches that they may experience and throughout the management of the resulting crisis. Finally, she assists her clients who have been the subject of formal notices or have undergone audits with the handling of their pre-litigation and litigation processes with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) as well as with their “personal data” disputes before civil and criminal courts.
Florence Chafiol has been teaching for several years at the DJCE of Montpellier (In-house Lawyer Diploma) and at the University of Panthéon Assas, in Paris, in connection with the DPO University Degree. She regularly leads or takes part in conferences and debates pertaining to personal data protection and publishes current articles on these subjects in the general and specialized press.
She regularly leads or takes part in conferences and debates pertaining to personal data protection and publishes current articles on these subjects in the general and specialized press.
Provided by Chambers
Florence Chafiol is highly regarded for her expertise in data protection laws and regulations. She acts for an impressive roster of blue-chip clients on strategic projects as well as in interactions with the CNIL.
Provided by Chambers
"Florence gives clients the confidence they need to get to the right commercial answer, always backed up by in-depth knowledge of both the law and the regulatory environment. She is a superb, market-leading operator."
"She is a renowned practitioner in data privacy; the quality of her work is extremely high."
"With a sharp and pragmatic mindset, Florence has really mastered investigations work."
"Florence gives clients the confidence they need to get to the right commercial answer, always backed up by in-depth knowledge of both the law and the regulatory environment. She is a superb, market-leading operator."
"She is a renowned practitioner in data privacy; the quality of her work is extremely high."
"With a sharp and pragmatic mindset, Florence has really mastered investigations work."
