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Luiz Felipe Di Sessa
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Luiz Felipe has worked with intellectual property, technology and personal data protection for nearly two decades. From startups to large corporations, he advises on structuring new business models, digital platforms, technology licensing and transfers, media and entertainment contracts, and data processing compliance, among other activities.
In recent years, Luiz has been involved in the implementation of Open Banking in Brazil, as well as demands concerning Software as a Service (Saas) agreements, AI development for businesses, fighting misinformation, and establishing joint ventures for developing new technology. Luis has been certified as an Information Privacy Professional and Information Privacy Manager by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP);
Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property – Escola Superior de Advocacia (ESA-SP);
LL.M. in Intellectual Property – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and University of Turin.
Recognitions
Chambers Brazil – Associate to Watch (2019); Technology (2023);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Data, technology and privacy law; Intellectual property (2024);
Legal 500 – Next Generation Partners: Tech, Innovation & Digital Business (2022), Rising Stars: Tech, Innovation & Digital Business (2019–2021);
Who’s Who Legal Brazil – Data (2021);
Who’s Who Legal Global – Data Information Technology (2022).
Brazil’s data protection authority opens public consultation on high-risk data processing
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Brazilian Data Protection Authority publishes guidelines on Legitimate Interest legal basis
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Consultation on anonymization, pseudonymization, and data subject rights opened in Brazil
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International Data Privacy Day: an overview of the ANPD’s efforts in 2023
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Artificial intelligence in Brazilian health and supplementary health services
Brazilian government adviser criticises LGPD fines
A government official has slammed Brazil’s data watchdog for exceeding its regulatory power by planning to “retroactively” apply certain LGPD fines – foreshadowing possible legal challenges to the regulator’s first penalties under the data law.
Click here and read the article on Latin Lawyer.
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Data Protection Authority releases study on data processing by research organisations
On 3 May 2022, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released a technical study titled “The LGPD and personal data processing for academic purposes and studies by research organisations”.
Click here and access the article on Lexology.
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