About the IAPP

Geraldine Scali focuses on data protection and security. For over 15 years now she had been assisting international clients from all industries but with a specific focus on the financial services, retail and pharma industry. She advises on all aspects of data privacy and security with a focus on the implementation of global data protection compliance programmes including on UK/EU GDPR compliance, cross-border data transfers, preparedness and management of personal data breaches and reporting.

She also regularly advises on data protection issues in the context cross-border investigations and litigation, corporate deals, and Inclusion & Diversity Programmes. In addition, she advises a clients on the emerging laws that impact the development and implementation of AI solutions. 

Geraldine is listed as a leading individual in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Data – “Geraldine Scali at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner receives effusive praise for her longstanding practice which encompasses security breach responses, data protection litigation and GDPR compliance advice.” She is also recommended in the 2023/24 Legal500 edition for her ‘masterful’ knowledge of regulatory matters and authorities. Geraldine regularly contributes to the data protection and security team’s blogs and alerts. She also regularly speaks on data protection and security including at IAPP’s conferences and writes for several journals including Data Protection Leader Magazine and Data Guidance.

Geraldine is an active member as a mentor in the mentoring programme of the W@Privacy platform which aims at bringing together privacy experts and enthusiasts to share, connect and engage on data protection and privacy topics. She is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales and as a French lawyer admitted to the Paris bar.