About the IAPP

Lauren is a Senior Managing Associate at the international law firm Sidley Austin LLP based in Brussels, and her practice focuses on compliance, regulatory enforcement, and litigation related to EU data privacy, digital and cybersecurity laws, with a focus on legislation related to AI. This includes the EU AI Act, GDPR, EUDPR, ePrivacy Directive, EU Data Act, EU Digital Services Act, the EU Product and AI Liability Directives, NIS2 Directive and DORA. Lauren assists clients in a range of industries, but has a particular focus on the tech industry.

Lauren is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/EU and recently served a two-year term as an EU advisory board member at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Prior to joining Sidley, Lauren was an associate in the IP and data protection practices of other international law firms based in Brussels, where she advised and litigated for clients in the life sciences, technology, and media sectors, focusing on IP (patents), data privacy, and TMT matters. In 2014, Lauren served as an assistant attaché at the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in New York. She also holds an LL.M. in EU Competition and IP law.