Laura De Boel is a partner in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the privacy and cybersecurity practice. She assists clients on all matters related to EU data regulations including:
Laura has extensive experience advising clients on:
Laura is recognized as a key lawyer of Wilson Sonsini’s Tier 1 EU Data Regulatory team, as ranked by Legal 500, which notes her work on AI data issues and sources highlight she “gives very considered legal advice (very well thought through and directly applicable to the client’s business).” Laura has authored many articles relating to privacy and data protection law and regularly speaks on data protection-related topics. She has been quoted in leading industry and legal publications, including Bloomberg BNA. She is also a guest lecturer at DPO courses organized by Maastricht University’s European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity and a member of Wilson Sonsini's artificial intelligence working group.
Prior to joining the firm, Laura was an associate in the Brussels offices of Hunton & Williams and another leading Belgian law firm.
Laura is a native Dutch speaker and is fluent in English and French.
Laura De Boel is a partner in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the privacy and cybersecurity practice. She assists clients on all matters related to EU data regulations including:
Laura has extensive experience advising clients on:
Laura is recognized as a key lawyer of Wilson Sonsini’s Tier 1 EU Data Regulatory team, as ranked by Legal 500, which notes her work on AI data issues and sources highlight she “gives very considered legal advice (very well thought through and directly applicable to the client’s business).” Laura has authored many articles relating to privacy and data protection law and regularly speaks on data protection-related topics. She has been quoted in leading industry and legal publications, including Bloomberg BNA. She is also a guest lecturer at DPO courses organized by Maastricht University’s European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity and a member of Wilson Sonsini's artificial intelligence working group.
Prior to joining the firm, Laura was an associate in the Brussels offices of Hunton & Williams and another leading Belgian law firm.
Laura is a native Dutch speaker and is fluent in English and French.
Recognized as a key lawyer for her work on AI data issues in the 2021-2024 editions of The Legal 500 Europe, Privacy & Data Protection, where sources note she is “brilliant” and “a true professional”
Recognized as a key lawyer for her work on AI data issues in the 2021-2024 editions of The Legal 500 Europe, Privacy & Data Protection, where sources note she is “brilliant” and “a true professional”
Co-author, "EU Lawmakers Reach Political Agreement on the AI Act," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 11, 2023
Contributor, "International Guiding Principles and Cybersecurity Guidelines for AI Actors Adopted by G7 and Other Major Economies," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 11, 2023
Contributor, "Accountability to Data Subjects and Regulators," The Guide to Data as a Critical Asset, Global Data Review, 2022
Co-author with C. Burton, J. Dhont, and R. Fol, "EU Regulators Define Data Transfers," Wilson Sonsini Alert, November 23, 2021
Panelist, "AI-volution: New AI Legal Developments in the U.S., the EU, the UK, and China: Differences and Similarities," Wilson Sonsini webinar, December 5, 2023
Panelist, "What’s New on BCRs? A Deep Dive into the New Guidance for Controller BCRs," IAPP, November 15, 2023
Panelist, "AI-volution: The New EU AI Act," Wilson Sonsini webinar, November 9, 2023
Panelist, “Beyond the GDPR: The EU's Strategy for Data,” IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021, November 18, 2021
Panelist, “The New SCCs: Receive Expert Guidance On How To Implement Them,” IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021, November 18, 2021
Speaker, “IAPP’s Ask the Expert: EU-U.S. Data Transfers After 'Schrems II,'” IAPP Webinar, December 14, 2020
Co-author, "EU Lawmakers Reach Political Agreement on the AI Act," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 11, 2023
Contributor, "International Guiding Principles and Cybersecurity Guidelines for AI Actors Adopted by G7 and Other Major Economies," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 11, 2023
Contributor, "Accountability to Data Subjects and Regulators," The Guide to Data as a Critical Asset, Global Data Review, 2022
Co-author with C. Burton, J. Dhont, and R. Fol, "EU Regulators Define Data Transfers," Wilson Sonsini Alert, November 23, 2021
Panelist, "AI-volution: New AI Legal Developments in the U.S., the EU, the UK, and China: Differences and Similarities," Wilson Sonsini webinar, December 5, 2023
Panelist, "What’s New on BCRs? A Deep Dive into the New Guidance for Controller BCRs," IAPP, November 15, 2023
Panelist, "AI-volution: The New EU AI Act," Wilson Sonsini webinar, November 9, 2023
Panelist, “Beyond the GDPR: The EU's Strategy for Data,” IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021, November 18, 2021
Panelist, “The New SCCs: Receive Expert Guidance On How To Implement Them,” IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2021, November 18, 2021
Speaker, “IAPP’s Ask the Expert: EU-U.S. Data Transfers After 'Schrems II,'” IAPP Webinar, December 14, 2020