EXPERIENCE

Audrey advises clients on regulatory investigations, complex litigation and contentious matters related to privacy and consumer protection. She has experience representing clients in responding to privacy investigations from regulators, including the FTC, State Attorneys General and E.U. Data Protection Authorities. Audrey also advises multinationals in connection with the privacy and security components of acquisitions and other M&A transactions. In addition, she helps clients handle global security incidents, notification to appropriate parties and other legal obligations arising as a result of data breaches.

A native of Belgium, Audrey is dual-qualified and counsels clients on both E.U. and U.S. laws and regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy directive, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), My Health My Data Act (MHMD) and EU AI Act, as well as industry requirements and best practices. Her work covers a vast range of topics, such as data processing agreements, privacy policies and notices, data subject rights, data protection impact assessments, sensitive data, geolocalization, consent and opt-out mechanisms, online marketing, AdTech and cross-border transfer mechanisms.

Audrey has extensive experience, in both private practice and in-house, with enterprise-level and consumer-facing obligations, and has a special ability to translate legal requirements into practical advice for clients to implement. She has represented clients across numerous industries, including technology, media, advertising, pharmaceutical, financial services and manufacturing.

Audrey’s experience includes:

• advising data- and AI-driven companies regarding how current and upcoming data privacy laws and regulations affect their business and compliance models;
• conducting numerous global compliance assessments and helping multinationals embed privacy considerations in their product development process and offerings before they go to market; and
• representing consumer businesses in front of regulators, and enabling clients to take informed, strategic steps to avoid regulatory actions and limit legal and reputational exposure.