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Anne-Laure Villedieu
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Anne-Laure Villedieu

Directrice générale

Languages
  • English
  • French
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Anne-Laure Villedieu joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1998 and became a partner in 2012. She is Managing Director of the firm and heads up the Technology, Media and Communications and Intellectual Property team. 

She advises clients, drafts legal documents, helps clients in negotiations, and litigates primarily in copyright, industrial property law (trademarks, patents, designs and models), IT law, electronic communications, and protection of personal data.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Award
    Gaming Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law - Best Lawyer since 2014
    Best Lawyers

Memberships & Roles

  • Managing Director of the firm (since 2024) 
  • Member of the CMS Executive Committee (since 2020) 
  • Member of the firm's Management Board (2020-2024) 
  • Member of the Board, ItechLaw 
  • Member of the French Association of Data Protection Officers (AFDCP) 
  • Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Education

  • CAPA (certificate of aptitude for the legal profession) (1997) 
  • DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in communication law, Université de Paris II - Panthéon-Assas (1997) 
  • DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in business law and economics, Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (1996)

Further reading

  • GDPR

  • FabLaw

Insights by Anne-Laure

CJEU landmark ruling on the right of access and automated decision-making

18 Mar 2025 7 min read

ECLA General Counsel Forum Europe 2024

07 Oct 2024

Digital identity and trust services

11 Jul 2024 7 min read

CMS Francis Lefebvre elects new management board

02 Jul 2024 4 min read
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