Mathilde Croze is co-Managing Partner of Lerins.
She is an experienced French-American attorney specializing in Technology, Innovation, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property as well as Tech M&A and regulated digital matters requiring strong and in-deph technical skills, expertise and industry knowledge. Her work encompasses IT contracting, IP licensing, advice in digital activities and consumer law issues for a wide range of clients from French startups to foreign companies wanting to enter the EU / French market but also including large international groups.
With a strong expertise in data privacy laws, she advises clients on privacy, cybersecurity and regulation compliance. She is an agile high-performing expert used to working in fast-paced dynamic business environments.
Her work highlights include:
- Contract structuring, drafting and negotiating (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, license, maintenance, hosting etc.)
- IP licensing and transfer including Tech M&A
- E-commerce, online activities, apps
- Artificial Intelligence – AI / Big Data
- Strategic legal advice and training
- Legal leadership and support as part-time legal counsel on a daily basis
- Localization of legal documentation and cross-jurisdictional matters
- MedTechs, FinTechs, InsurTechs, FoodTechs, RetailTechs, PropTechs, HRTechs etc.
- Data Privacy compliance programs, assistance to audits, controls and claims.
- Data Privacy Agreements (DPA), Privacy Impact Analysis (PIA), Complex Data Privacy Strategies.
- Acting as Data Privacy Officer and Representative in the EU for foreign companies under GDPR.
- Valuation, protection and defense of intangible IP assets.
- M&A and venture on Tech / IP companies and startups.
Areas of expertise
Protection of personal data
Intellectual property
M&A Tech
Qualifications
Master’s degree (DESS) in digital law and new technologies, University of Paris XI (2001)
Master’s degree (DEA) in English and North American business law, Sorbonne University (2000)
Master’s degree (Diplôme d'Etudes Juridiques Appliquées option Anglais (DEJA)), Université de Paris X (1999)
Languages
English
Associations
Member of the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Member of the AFCDP (Association Française des Correspondants à la protection des Données à caractère personnel)
Distinctions et reconnaissances
Autres activités
She is notably responsible for teaching IT Contracts in Health in the Master 2 Health law digital technology and artificial intelligence of the University Paris 8.
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