About
Laéna is a senior associate in the antitrust, competition and trade team and in the data, AI and privacy team.
Laéna advises clients on complex issues covering data protection, AI and digital law.
In particular, she advises on questions relating to the implementation of the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in cross-country matters.
Laéna has strong capabilities on matters at the intersection between data, AI and antitrust law.
Laéna spent six months on secondment with Palantir’s in-house DPO team in Paris, deepening her expertise in global privacy and AI regulations.
She is fluent in French and English.
Additional Information
- Advising a Global Technology Company on antitrust investigations in the AI sector
- Advising a leading financial institution on ensuring global compliance with the AI Act
- Advising major operators in relation to data breach responses
- Advising car makers in relation to the privacy and regulatory aspects of their connected vehicles
- Advising clients on achieving global GDPR compliance
- Advising major clients on privacy and AI issues related to strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions
- Representing clients in cartel cases before the French Competition Authority and the Paris Court of Appeal
Laéna Bouafy
Senior Associate
Paris Office
9 avenue de Messine
75008 Paris