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Sihem  Hassani

Sihem Hassani

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Sihem Hassani

Sihem Hassani is a Senior Associate in the Tech/Digital team in Paris, specializing in privacy, cybersecurity, and technology matters.

She advises clients across diverse industries on regulatory compliance, complex contract negotiations, and commercial matters shaping digital transformation. With deep expertise in AI, data governance, and emerging technologies, she helps organizations navigate the legal and regulatory challenges of deploying cutting-edge solutions. Her work includes advising on GDPR and AI Act compliance, drafting privacy, tech and AI-related agreements/documentation, as well as the assistance of clients in regulatory proceedings, including those before the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL). Her practice also includes structuring and negotiating large-scale IT outsourcing agreements, supporting clients through vendor transitions, system integrations, and digital transformation projects.

Relevant experience includes advising:

  • A global banking group on IT and privacy-related matters in the context of the disposal of one of its European entities.
  • Financial institutions on GDPR and AI Act compliance for the deployment of AI-based technologies, including drafting privacy, tech and AI-related agreements and documentation.
  • Clients on regulatory proceedings before the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).
  • Clients on structuring and negotiating large-scale IT outsourcing agreements, supporting vendor transitions, system integrations, and digital transformation projects.

 

Before joining Clifford Chance:

  • Advising a US pharmaceutical company in the outsourcing of several internal processes and procedures.
  • Secondment for 7 months in the data privacy team of a major travel marketplace, supporting partner and vendor negotiations.
  • Assisting a key player in the art field for the launch of a major art fair in Paris.
  • Advising a major banking institution on the negotiation of multiple IT contracts for the deployment of a new business solution.
  • Assisting banks, insurers, and financial services providers with incident response and data breach management, including risk assessments, regulatory notifications, and remediation.
  • Supporting a major credit institution in the carve-out and creation of a new legal entity, focusing on IT and data-related issues.

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Career & qualifications

  • Master 2 American and English Business Law, Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne University
  • Master 2 in Digital Law, Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne University
  • Court admissions - Paris

Professional bodies

  • Paris Bar