Clifford Chance
As a partner in Clifford Chance’s TechDigital Group, Patrice Navarro focuses on data privacy, cybersecurity, tech transactions, and health data matters. He brings extensive experience and a genuine enthusiasm for technology-related issues, particularly in contract drafting and solving privacy challenges across various industries. His approach to legal matters is grounded in a solid understanding of the complexities within technology and industrial sectors. Before joining Clifford Chance, Patrice built his expertise by working alongside an IT law expert and collaborating with leading firms.
Patrice’s practice reflects a deep understanding of intricate technology transactions and a practical approach to digital transformations, supporting the adoption of innovative solutions like AI, Fintech, big data, and cloud-based platforms. A committed advocate for data privacy and cybersecurity, he helps clients navigate compliance and governance projects, particularly under the GDPR framework, and is experienced in managing cross-border data transfer challenges and implementing Binding Corporate Rules.
With a focus on real-world solutions, Patrice has worked on a range of tech and data transactions across sectors such as technology, energy, aerospace, and pharmaceuticals. His goal is to ensure that his clients are not only compliant with current data privacy regulations but are also prepared for future developments in the global AI and data landscape.
- Patrice represented a major US Cloud Services Provider before the French Data Protection Authority enquiring about their GDPR compliance in case which was ten successfully closed
- He advised, during a several years long process, and lobbied for Google on French data localization obligations regarding data generated by public data until the concerned legal provisions were amended to remove the said data localization requirements
- Patrice lead the full audit of the data flows and processing operations in the French subsidiaries of a major US-based industry company
- Patrice advised a major software producer on the complete recasting of its Sales T&Cs and Purchasing T&Cs
- Patrice is handling several cases and assist publishers and providers on cookies issues, including audience measurement tools and they related data transfers issues and cookies walls
- Patrice has played a pivotal role in developing a comprehensive data governance program for a leading European biotech firm, ensuring their research data not only complied with GDPR but also set a new standard in ethical data handling and patient privacy.
- In a landmark project, Patrice orchestrated the transition of a multinational retail corporation to a GDPR-compliant data processing structure, which included revamping their customer data handling procedures and employee data privacy training programs.
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- Clifford Chance, Paris
- +33144055371
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- Practice area TechDigital