Bio

Geraldine Scali focuses on data protection and security. She advises international clients with the implementation of global data protection compliance programmes including on UK/EU GDPR compliance, on 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 2013, Geraldine co-founded an international networking group established for women working as in-house counsel, compliance officers and other professionals in the field of privacy. Geraldine is listed in the 2019 edition of Who’s Who Legal: UK Global Elite Thought Leaders and 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 was also previously recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2017 for Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity. In previous editions, clients described her as “very well-informed” and “experienced and communicative.” Prior to joining BCLP, Geraldine practised in the UK in an American law firm for 9 years focusing on data protection and cybersecurity and started her career in France in leading French and English law firms focusing on IP/IT, data protection and communication law. She is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2014, and a French lawyer admitted to the Paris bar in 2005. Geraldine regularly contributes to the data protection and security team’s blogs and alerts and is a contributing author to Financial Regulation: Emerging Themes in 2021 – an extensive collection of articles around the themes of Brexit; Regulatory Change; Regulatory and Litigation Risk; Technology; Governance; and Sustainability and People. She also regularly speaks on data protection and security and writes for a number of journals including Data Protection Leader Magazine and Data Guidance.