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Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses

Associate

Brussels +32 2 549 5249

  • About
  • Representative Matters
  • Credentials
  • About

    Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses is an associate in the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.

    Anna is a qualified Portuguese lawyer, but is both a native Portuguese and German speaker.

    Anna advises companies on European data protection law and helps clients coordinate international data protection law projects.

    She has obtained a certificate for "corporate data protection officer" by the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security ("Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V."). She is also Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPPE/EU) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

    Anna also advises companies in the field of EU consumer law and has been closely tracking the developments in this area.

    Her extensive language skills allow her to monitor developments and help clients tackle EU Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Law issues in various EU and ROW jurisdictions.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Advising companies with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and providing assistance with the planning, setting-up and management of their GDPR compliance projects.
    • Advising companies on the development and deployment of transfer mechanisms, including Binding Corporate Rules.
    • Advising companies on deploying marketing strategies compliant with EU privacy and data protection law.
    • Advising companies on EU commercial law, ICT law, and media law in connection with privacy related matters.
    • Advising large Internet and communication technology companies on compliance with European and national data protection, interception and cybersecurity laws.
    • Advising companies in the health sector on sector-related data protection compliance in complex regulatory settings, such as in clinical trials, biobanks, e-health platforms, and health apps.
    • Advising companies in ensuring compliance with EU consumer law issues, such as complying with pre-contractual information requirements and avoiding unfair commercial behaviours and abusive clauses in contracts.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LL.M., 2017
        • cum laude
        • Advanced Masters in IP and ICT Law
    • University of Aberdeen, LL.M., 2015
        • With Distinction
        • Private International Law
    • Universidade Nova de Lisboa, B.A., 2014
        • Muito bom
        • Law
    Bar Admissions
    • Portuguese
    Languages
    • Portuguese
    • French
    • German
    • English

    Areas of Expertise

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