Cyril Pierre-Beausse

Professional background and education

Attorney registered with the Luxembourg bar
30y experience: former IT professional (5y+), head of a Magic Circle firm’s Global data protection practice (5y) and Luxembourg IT practice (13y), /c law partner since 2013
Works with international clients, SMEs, public and not-for-profit entities
Broad sector expertise including banks, fund industry players, IT service providers, pharma, car manufacturers, telco/satellite operators, airlines, telecom operators, administrations and public authorities
Fluent in French and English
Post-graduate, IT law (Université Paris XI, 1995)

Information technology
Market leading (tier 1) IT attorney: regulatory IT, outsourcing, contractual IT, cybercrime, information security
Former IT professional with 5y+ experience: a unique understanding of IT-related legal issues
Strong experienced in contractual and financial sector/insurance regulatory outsourcing and information security (DORA)
Established 25y+ quality relationship with CSSF, CaA, ILR and other Luxembourg regulators
Previous experience includes working 3y for the European Commission and with EU institutions
Longstanding active member of the IT and information security community

Data protection
Market leading (tier 1) Data protection attorney: GDPR and
Author, “la protection des données personnelles” (2004), first treatise on Luxembourg data protection law
Former leader of a Magic Circle form’s Global Data Protection Practice (2008/2013)
Advisor on data protection strategic matters for many local or global businesses and groups
of virtually all sectors (banks, insurance, financial sector and fund professionals, hospitals, not-for-profit associations as well as countless businesses, from startups to multi-national groups)
Acting Data Protection Officer for many organization, including acting as interim Europe DPO for the global leader in internet auctions
Founder/former board member, Luxembourg Data Protection Association (APDL)
Established quality relationship with the Luxembourg data protection authority (CNPD)
since its creation in 2002
CNPD Accredited Data Protection Officer (since 2005)

Telecom
Regular advisor of local and international telco operators and ECS/ECN resellers on regulatory matters
Acts as official Luxembourg local representative before ILR (the Luxembourg telco regulator)for car manufacturers and telco/satellite operators

Digital trust
Initiator and secretary of the Luxembourg governmental working group on eArchiving (2007-2015), works led to the enactment of the act of 25 July 2015 on electronic archiving
Regular advisor of the Luxembourg Government, public bodies and large organization (banks, fund industry players) on eSignature, eArchiving and other digital trust matters

Former Board Member and founding member, Luxembourg Data Protection Association (APDL)
Former Honorary President of the Luxembourg eArchiving association (FedISA Luxembourg)
Former member/advisor of Luxembourg information security associations (CLUSIL, CPSi)
Lecturer, University of Luxembourg and Geneva

Consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Europe and as a leading individual by Legal 500
Client testimonials state that Cyril “receives glowing praise from sources, who say he is ‘absolutely top-quality’ and excellent on data protection matters”, “is noted for his extensive experience in the IT sector” and “a leading name in data protection” knowing “his subject inside out”.