Francesca Gaudino is the Head of the Data privacy and Data security practice in Italy within the Information Technology & Communications Practice Group. She's a member of the EMEA Steering Committee of Baker McKenzie's IPTech practice.

Francesca works in the IT/C practice group since she joined the firm, specializing in the area of data protection and security, with specific attention to legal issues emerging in use of cutting-edge technologies. Francesca assists clients in a full range of data protection and security related matters, including: data protection compliance programs, education and training, adoption of devoted e-tools for HR management and reporting, pharmaceutical related privacy and security issues, compliance and regulatory filings (e.g. notifications, requests of authorization with the Italian data Protection Authority, prior checking procedures), critical processing of personal data, transfer of data out of the European Union, multi-jurisdictional platforms, behavioural advertising, social networks, cloud based and IT outsourcing deals.

Publications, presentations and articles

Francesca is a regular contributor on international reviews such as World Data Protection Review, DataGuidance, Wired Italy, IAPP publications, Privacy Laws & Business, Bloomerg BNA and World Communications Regulation Report. She routinely holds lectures on data privacy and security at post-graduate courses of SDA – Manager Direction School of the Milan Bocconi University and Almaweb – University of Bologna; she regularly participates as speaker in national and international conferences and workshops on the same areas

Professional Associations

• IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals

Awards and rankings

• Recommended lawyer in TMT and Data Privacy by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Legal500
• Awarded the "Professional of the Year - Technology" prize at the TopLegal Industry Awards 2020

Education and admission

• Francesca Gaudino obtained her J.D. with honors at the University of Parma (1998). She holds a Master in Business Law and Economics from the LUISS University “Guido Carli” in Rome, and also a Master of Laws LL.M. from University College of London – UCL (2000). 
• She was admitted to the Italian Bar in 2003.