About the IAPP

Rosa Barcelo is a partner of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs; she is deputy co-chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPC) Practice Group in the Brussels office.

 

Rosa Barcelo is specialized in European data protection and privacy with particular focus on cutting-edge ICT issues.  She advises clients on compliance with the GDPR and the e-Privacy Directive, including programmatic advertising and online tracking technologies, online marketing, privacy in communications, artificial intelligence and personal data transfers.   

 

Rosa has nearly 20 years of experience in European data protection and privacy, drawn from working in private practice, as well as in public service with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Commission.

 

Prior to joining the firm, Rosa was Deputy Head of Unit of the Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Unit of DG CONNECT in the European Commission, where she led legislative deliberations over the proposed e-Privacy Regulation.  During her tenure with the European Commission, Rosa worked in the Data Protection Unit, where she was responsible for international data transfers.  Rosa’s work with the office of the EDPS focused on a wide range of ICT-related issues. In these roles, Rosa worked closely with national supervisory authorities participating in the former Article 29 Working Party (now the European Data Protection Board).

 

Rosa has also worked in academia and as a private lawyer in the Brussels offices of various international law firms, where she advised on EU privacy and data protection issues, as well electronic commerce and technology laws.