Francesca Gaudino

Francesca Gaudino is the Head of Baker McKenzie's Information Technology & Communications Group in Milan. She’s member of the EMEA Steering Committee of the IPTech practice of Baker McKenzie.

Francesca works in the IT/C practice group since she joined the firm, specializing in the area of data protection and security, with specific attention to legal issues emerging in use of cutting-edge technologies. Francesca assists clients in a full range of data protection and security related matters, including: data protection compliance programs, education and training, adoption of devoted e-tools for HR management and reporting, pharmaceutical related privacy and security issues, compliance and regulatory filings (e.g. notifications, requests of authorization with the Italian data Protection Authority, prior checking procedures), critical processing of personal data, transfer of data out of the European Union, multi-jurisdictional platforms, behavioural advertising, social networks, cloud based and IT outsourcing deals. Francesca is a regular contributor on international reviews such as World Data Protection Review, DataGuidance, Wired Italy, IAPP publications, Privacy Laws & Business, Bloomerg BNA and World Communications Regulation Report. She routinely holds lectures on data privacy and security at post-graduate courses of SDA – Manager Direction School of the Milan Bocconi University and Almaweb – University of Bologna; she regularly participates as speaker in national and international conferences and workshops on the same areas