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HL Tech and Tel: Content regulation
18 August 2022
Christine Gateau
PartnerParis
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +33 1 53 67 18 92
LanguagesEnglish, French
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
'a sharp-sighted professional with superb client service'
Who's Who Legal: France – Product Liability Defence 2020
Described as "really excellent", Litigation Partner Christine Gateau is "praised by clients for her creativity".
Making strides in one unchartered territory after another, Christine has repeatedly gained acclaim for her work in the fields of Information Technology, Data privacy and data class actions, as well as Product Liability.
"A sharp-sighted professional with superb client service", Christine Gateau regularly appears before French courts in the context of commercial, civil and administrative proceedings. With her in-depth knowledge of the rules governing tortious and contractual liabilities, she defines and drives both pre-contentious and contentious strategies for her clients.
"A fantastic lawyer", Christine has defended clients in data protection matters before the European Court of Justice.
"Always available, always insightful, always dependable", Christine Gateau has advised and represented companies in the wake of a cyber-incident and in relation to cybersecurity issues.
Christine Gateau is regularly invited to speak at seminars and conferences in Europe, in the United States and in Asia. Within US-based organisation DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, Christine is the immediate past Chair of the International Committee.
Awards and recognitions
2021
Recognized in Litigation, France
Best Lawyers
2020
Global Leader in Product Liability Defence
Who's Who Legal
2020
Thought Leader for France
Who's Who Legal
2020
Product Liability Defence
Who's Who Legal: France
2019-2020
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
Legal 500 EMEA
2020/2018
Recognized in Dispute Resolution
Chambers Global and Europe
2019-2020
IT and Internet (France), Recommended
Legal 500 EMEA
2020
Data Privacy and Data Protection, France, Recommended
Legal 500 EMEA
2015
France , Technology Media & Telecommunications
Who's Who Legal
Education and admissions
Education
Post-graduate Degree in Business Law and Economics, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2003
Masters in Public Law, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2001
Sciences Po, Sciences Po, 2001
Masters in Business Law, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2000
Memberships
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (Immediate Past Chair of the International Committee)
Bar admissions and qualifications
Paris
Representative experience
We successfully assisted a major Internet player in proceedings before the CNIL, the French Administrative Supreme Court and the ECJ as to territorial and material scope of "right to be forgotten"
We assist a major e-commerce platform with the compliance with French regulations on cookies and advertising online.
We assist clients on a regular basis in relation to tortious, contractual and product liability claims.
We assist clients launching connected and innovative products (virtual reality objects, various connected objects for the home).
We assist clients targeted by hacking actions against their systems.
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