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Christine Gateau
Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English, French
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Who's Who Legal: France – Product Liability Defence 2020'a sharp-sighted professional with superb client service'
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.
Who's Who Legal: France – Product Liability Defence 2020'a sharp-sighted professional with superb client service'
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.
Credentials
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
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Paris
Memberships
- DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar (Immediate Past Chair of the International Committee)
Recognition
News
Press releases
23 July 2024
Awards & rankings
11 October 2022
Events
Thursday, 31st March 2022 | Session 1: 9:30 BST / 16:30 HKST | Session 2: 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST