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.