Elisabeth Guissart

Driven IP, IT & Data Expert and Litigator – Pragmatic, Sharp, Committed.

  • Attorney registered with the Luxembourg bar (2006)
  • 20y experience: former senior associate of Luxembourg IP/TMT practice at Allen & Overy Luxembourg & litigator at a local highly reputable law firm), /c law partner since 2017
  • Works with public entities, international clients and institutions, local companies and SME’s
  • Fluent in French and English; passive knowledge Luxembourgish
  • Part-time lecturer at University of Luxembourg (Uni.lu) – contract law (2008-2011), IP/IT/data law (2018-2020) & sources and methodology of law (since 2020)
  • Regular speaker in conferences & events in IP, IT & Data
  • “Magna cum laude” graduate of Universities of Namur, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) and Geneva (Switzerland)

Expertise

  • GDPR & Data
  • Strategic advisor on data protection for a wide range of local and international clients across sectors — including public sector, banking, insurance, healthcare, nonprofits, startups, industry and multinational corporations
  • Serving as litigation counsel for the Luxembourg CNPD before administrative courts
  • Lead drafter of Luxembourg’s first GDPR national code of conduct (art. 40 GDPR) for the interim workforce sector
  • External Data Protection Officer (DPO) to various public authorities.
  • Advisor to Luxembourg public authorities on strategic personal and non-personal data-related projects and initiatives
  • Built practical GDPR compliance solutions for SMEs, combining accessibility, efficiency, and a risk-oriented methodology and pragmatic GDPR implementation
  • Author of the articles « Le risque pénal du banquier en matière de protection des données personnelles », in C. BOURIN et J.-L. PUTZ (sous coord.), Le risque pénal du banquier, Anthemis, Bruxelles, 2020, pp. 237 – 291; « Profilage : La segmentation jusque dans le régime du RGPD » (with J.-F. HENROTTE), RPIN, 2020/05, pp. 10-18

 

  • IP/IT
  • Market leading (tier 3 / next gen.) IP/IT attorney: trademark, copyright, domain name, commercial name, designs, database, software issues
  • Advisory assistance : IP/IT due diligence, IP protection, review clearance searches, risks of infringement
  • Contractual drafting and negotiation (IP & IT) : assignment and licensing, co-existence agreements, NDAs
  • IP/IT litigator: infringement, unfair competition, IT contract breaches
  • Legal advisor to artists, creative industry professionals, and public cultural bodies.

 

  • Distribution, e-commerce and product compliance
  • Commercial and distribution agreements, franchising and agency
  • Internet and e-commerce : general terms and conditions, website and e-commerce legal compliance, domain name issues, phishing, harassment, online IP infringement
  • Labelling and product compliance, food law, product liability issues

 

  • Trade practices, advertising, and image rights
  • Trade practices, unfair competition, consumer protection
  • Advertising, marketing and media : legal clearance, litigation and contract review; sponsorship; interplay with intellectual property
  • Image and personal rights
  • Trade secrets

 

  • Life sciences and pharma
  • Regulatory advice, compliance and approvals : marketing authorizations and market access, pricing & reimbursement, HCP obligations, medical devices, advertising, labelling, clinical trials, compassionate use program

Professional Involvement

  • Member of the editor committee of PINCODE (Luxembourg correspondant), IP/IT/GDPR
  • Former o-chief editor and co-creator of Jurisnews ‘Droit de la propriété intellectuelle (Larcier), first Luxembourg legal journal dedicated to IP
  • Member of the Luxembourg Chapter of the International Association for the Protection of  Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Member of the IP/IT working committee of the Luxembourg bar

Rankings, recognition and client testimonials

  • Ranked in Band 3 by Chambers Europe and as a next-gen partner by Legal 500.
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