Oriane Lafoucrière et Garance Mathias

Legal Counsel specialising in digital law and data protection - Partner and Founder of Mathias Avocats

Oriane Lafoucrière is a legal counsel specialising in digital law and data protection at Mathias Avocats, a firm recognised for its expertise in technology law. She holds the CAPA qualification and a Master’s degree (Master 2) in e-commerce law and the digital economy. She has developed a cross-disciplinary practice covering GDPR compliance, cybersecurity, contracting, and the regulation of emerging technologies, in particular artificial intelligence. She advises organisations on the structuring and implementation of their compliance frameworks and is also involved in the drafting of contracts and legal documentation relating to data and digital services. She is further engaged in the legal management of cybersecurity incidents, conducts ongoing legal monitoring, and regularly delivers training on digital-related issues. Garance Mathias is a partner and founder of Mathias Avocats, a firm specialising in innovative technology law, personal data protection and intellectual property. For more than twenty years, she has advised companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large corporate groups, as well as public-sector bodies, on the legal structuring and protection of their digital projects. Her expertise notably covers regulatory compliance, in particular GDPR, cybersecurity, as well as the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts, including SaaS agreements and mechanisms for data transfers outside the European Union. Known for her pragmatic and operational approach, she also acts in crisis situations and in disputes relating to cyberattacks and cybercrime. Actively committed to the transmission of knowledge, she regularly teaches on specialised programmes and is co-author of several leading reference works, including Le Délégué à la Protection des Données en action.