Biography
Mathilde is a Counsel specialising in commercial and regulatory litigation including data protection work, advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Mathilde focuses her practice on regulatory disputes, as well as on general commercial and consumer-related litigation and advises on all stages of litigation, from pre-action through trials.
Mathilde is ranked as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Guide for her commercial litigation expertise.
She has also developed a specific expertise on commercial law, contract drafting and negotiation and has experience in dealing with a variety of complex legal issues in various industry sectors such as mass retail, automobile, media, e-commerce banking and insurance industries.
She also assists French and international clients on major data protection issues, advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Her work includes Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) investigations and litigations and more generally all GDPR-related topics.
Prior to joining Signature, Mathilde worked at the Paris offices of two major international law firms for 4.5 years and began started her career in a well-known French law firm, where she worked for almost 3 years.
Mathilde qualified from the Paris Bar in 2012. She is a member of the Association des Professionnels du Contentieux des Affaires (APCA) and of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Mathilde speaks French and English.
Experience
Data protection matters
- Assisting a leading social media company before the CNIL’s litigation division, drafting legal submissions and attending hearings
- Assisting a leading furniture company before the CNIL’s litigation division, drafting legal submissions
- Assisting a diet and nutrition coaching company before the CNIL’s litigation division, drafting legal submissions
- Assisting various clients in the implementation of GDPR compliance plans and the setting up of privacy governance structure
- Advising an investment bank on the setting up of a data breach response plan, in compliance with GDPR rules
Commercial and consumer-related litigation and contract work
- Advising a mass online retailer of consumer products on the implementation of ultra-fast delivery for purchase through online platforms, drafting and negotiating corresponding agreements with a leading French retail group
- Advising a mass online retailer of consumer products on drafting/negotiating agreements with service providers for the installation of lockers used for product delivery
- Assisting a leading retail group on the audit performed by the DGCCRF regarding suppliers’ payment terms
Publications
2023
LOPMI : une perspective prometteuse pour le marché de l’assurance cyber – L’assurance en mouvement – 24 April 2023
La lenteur de la justice française : constat et perspectives – Gazette du Palais – 21 March 2023
2022
La conformité d’une entreprise en matière de RGPD est devenue un avantage concurrentiel –Le Journal du Management Juridique – 31 October 2022
Signature Litigation Paris promeut deux avocates – Décideurs Magazine – 8 July 2022
Signature Litigation promeut deux counsels – La Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires – 4 July 2022
Signature Litigation Paris : deux nouvelles Counsels – Le Monde du Droit – 4 July 2022
2021
Senior Associate Mathilde Gérot has been interviewed about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our personal data – Smart Lex – 14 September 2021
Va-t-on droit dans le mur en ne respectant pas les lignes directrices de la Cnil ? – ODA – 17 March 2021
La protection des données personnelles à l’ère de la Covid-19 – Affiches Parisiennes – 5 February 2021
Article in relation to GDPR non-compliance and Covid-19 – ITProPortal – 5 February 2021
2020
The impact of Sapin 2 and GDPR on internal investigations – Legal Week – 30 July 2020
Loi Sapin II et RGPD, deux corpus réglementaires à la mise en œuvre délicate – ODA – 15 July 2020
LDH contre Uber : stratégie contentieuse et réglementaire en matière de collecte de données – Les Echos – 7 July 2020
Le RGPD pourrait freiner les ambitions de l’Europe en matière d’intelligence artificielle – La Gazette du Palais – 23 June 2020
La lettre du 29 avril 2020 – ODA – 29 April 2020
Article in relation to GDPR and cyber-risk insurance – Actuarial Post – 1 April 2020
[Tribune] Le RGPD pourrait freiner les ambitions de l’Europe en matière d’intelligence artificielle – E-commerce Mag – 30 March 2020
Article in relation to GDPR and cyber-risk insurance – PrivSecReport – 27 March 2020
Article in relation to GDPR and cyber-risk insurance – ITProPortal – 26 March 2020
Article in relation to GDPR and AI – ITProPortal – 18 March 2020
The rise of data breach group litigation – Global Data Review – 18 March 2020
The Future Of Personal Data Class Litigation Across Europe – Law360 – 17 March 2020
Will The GDPR Frustrate Europe’s Plans For AI? – Information Security Buzz – 16 March 2020
Class actions and data security practices: differences between Europe and the United States – Thomson Reuters – 28 February 2020
Is the EU better equipped than the US to supervise the use of facial recognition? – Computer Weekly – 25 February 2020
Is the integration of a tool such as Clearview AI possible in France? – Le Monde du Droit – 25 February 2020
The Future Of Personal Data Class Actions In Europe – Fintech Direct – 11 February 2020
Data litigation specialist Mathilde Gérot joins Signature Litigation Paris office – Various – 15 January 2020
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