Full Name
Bertrand Liard
Job Title
Partner
Company
White & Case
Speaker Bio
Bertrand heads White & Case's Intellectual Property and Information Technology Practice in Paris. His client list is extensive, varied and truly international, spanning sectors such as social media, media and advertisement, transportation, luxury brands and industry. He also represents many clients from the financial sector, including financial technology (fintech) companies. His corporate clients are large US-based companies with EU operations and large France-based companies with EU or WW-wide operations, all with data, tech & IP intensive activities.
Bertrand applies his vast experience in assisting clients navigating complex cross-border disputes, compliance issues and transactions.
Clients call for Bertrand and his team to solve large data & tech disputes which necessitate to develop and bring to court innovative arguments and create case law. This cutting-edge work flourishes in the areas of social media and use case of complex technologies, where stakes are high and existing case law is scarce and limited.
Moreover, with regulators increasingly inclined to increase regulatory burden on data processing, security and on-line services (platforms, etc.), he brings clarity on data & tech compliance issues.
Bertrand also advises clients on their complex contractual arrangements, including strategic innovation sourcing, outsourcing, alliances and partnerships, with an aim of creating value for his clients through these data & tech transactions.
Bertrand is a frequent speaker, author and commentator on privacy, technology and fintech issues. He has a detailed knowledge of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, the DSA, DMA and other EU regulations (re. artificial intelligence, platforms, connected objects, data, etc.). He is an active member of the Strategic Orientation Committee of CashWay, a fintech company. He is also a member of the board of the newly created association Phil.IA, dedicated to the acceptance of artificial intelligence in the civil society.
Bertrand joined White & Case in 2007 from another major international law firm. Chambers Europe has ranked him for more than 10 years for TMT: Information Technology.
Bertrand applies his vast experience in assisting clients navigating complex cross-border disputes, compliance issues and transactions.
Clients call for Bertrand and his team to solve large data & tech disputes which necessitate to develop and bring to court innovative arguments and create case law. This cutting-edge work flourishes in the areas of social media and use case of complex technologies, where stakes are high and existing case law is scarce and limited.
Moreover, with regulators increasingly inclined to increase regulatory burden on data processing, security and on-line services (platforms, etc.), he brings clarity on data & tech compliance issues.
Bertrand also advises clients on their complex contractual arrangements, including strategic innovation sourcing, outsourcing, alliances and partnerships, with an aim of creating value for his clients through these data & tech transactions.
Bertrand is a frequent speaker, author and commentator on privacy, technology and fintech issues. He has a detailed knowledge of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, the DSA, DMA and other EU regulations (re. artificial intelligence, platforms, connected objects, data, etc.). He is an active member of the Strategic Orientation Committee of CashWay, a fintech company. He is also a member of the board of the newly created association Phil.IA, dedicated to the acceptance of artificial intelligence in the civil society.
Bertrand joined White & Case in 2007 from another major international law firm. Chambers Europe has ranked him for more than 10 years for TMT: Information Technology.
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