A counsel in the Litigation Department and a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Practice Group, Audrey Paquet advises on all aspects of privacy and data protection. Audrey works with businesses on a broad range of strategic topics related to data privacy, cybersecurity and AI, from compliance with global privacy requirements to data issues related to cutting-edge and innovative technologies.
Audrey advises clients on regulatory investigations, 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 major corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she helps clients handle global security incidents, notification to appropriate parties and other legal obligations arising as a result of data breaches. Clients have described Audrey as having “deep expertise in all aspects of data privacy and data protection” and note that she is “an exceedingly talented lawyer” who is “hard-working, highly responsive, and very pleasant to work with” (Legal 500, 2026).
A native of Belgium, Audrey is dual-qualified and counsels clients on both E.U. and U.S. laws and regulations, 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 data transfers.
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. Audrey frequently assists clients with their most high-profile and sensitive matters, and 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.
