Ioana Popescu
Legal Director | Responsable Juridique at UiPath
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Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
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Intro
Experienced Lawyer, licensed to practice in Paris (France) and in Bucharest (Romania). Skilled in Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data Privacy law / Competition, Distribution and Consumer law. Core Knowledge & Skill Area • Data Privacy & Security (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA), Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, Corporate & Compliance. • Complex Negotiations, Process Improvement & Simplification, R&D, Digitalization & Creative Use of Technology in the Legal Department, Compliance Programs, Audits & Risk Assessments, Project Management, Business Partner, Enabler and Strategist.
Work experience
UiPath
Jan 2019 - Present
7 years 10 months
Paris, France
Global Privacy Lead & South Europe Corporate Lead
Apr 2022 - Present
4 years 7 months
Paris, France
Global Privacy Lead - Provide strategic leadership on global privacy and data protection matters, including GDPR compliance and cross-border data transfers. - Advise senior stakeholders on complex, high-risk privacy issues across product, GTM, security, and marketing. - Drive privacy-by-design initiatives, data incident response, and scalable privacy governance processes. South Europe Corporate Lead - Lead corporate and employment law strategy across South European markets. - Advise leadership on sensitive employment, investigations, and employee relations matters. - Partner with HR and business leaders to deliver pragmatic, risk-aware solutions and strengthen governance frameworks.
Global Privacy Counsel & Lead Counsel France
Jan 2019 - Mar 2022
3 years 3 months
Paris Area, France
Legal Counsel
L'Oréal
Oct 2016 - Jan 2019
2 years 4 months
Paris Area, France
Legal advice to various R&D departments in fields relating to worldwide Research & Development projects. Global legal coordinator for the development and launch of innovations in the areas of digital technology, personalization and customization, connected devices and artificial intelligence. Brazil HUB Correspondent – coordination of legal activities in Brazil, dotted line management of HUB lawyer Focus on: ♦ innovations in the areas of digital technology, personalization and customization, connected devices and artificial intelligence; ♦ instrumental cosmetics, online and mobile apps, clinical testing and product trials, consumer insights studies, sponsored research collaborations; ♦ Intellectual Property and Information Technology law, Data Protection law / Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical law: • negotiating complex business models in the context of research and technology development agreements; • negotiating IT agreements (SaaS, software license, maintenance, integration, consultancy, deveopment agreements); • ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, providing trainings and designing compliance programs, managing global data transfers, carrying out audits and risk assessments.
Associate Lawyer
DLA Piper
Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 2 months
Bucharest, Romania
Intellectual Property, Media & Technology, Data Privacy / Competition, Distribution & Consumer Law / Mergers & Acquisitions Focus on the pharmaceutical and IT industries. Seconded to a software development company, specialized in robotic process automation software solutions dedicated to top tier global corporations.
Wolf Theiss
Jul 2012 - Aug 2014
2 years 2 months
Vienna, Austria
Secondee
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
3 months
Vienna, Austria
Competition & Distribution Law Advised clients on Competition, Distribution and Consumer law matters, in particular on aspects related to merger filings, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations in front of the Austrian competition authority.
Associate Lawyer
Jul 2012 - Jul 2014
2 years 1 month
Bucharest, Romania
Intellectual Property, Media & Technology, Data Privacy / Competition, Distribution & Consumer Law / Mergers & Acquisitions
Legal Intern
L'Oréal
Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
7 months
Paris Area, France
Competition & Distribution Law / Intellectual Property & Advertising Law
Intern
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
6 months
Competition Law / Corporate Law
Intern
White & Case LLP
Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
2 months
Bucharest, Romania
Competition Law
Education
Highschool
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Master's degree, Business Law
Grade: cum laude
French Government Scholarship
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Bachelor's degree
Grade: cum laude
University of Bucharest
Bachelor's degree, Law
Montpellier 1 University
Exchange programme
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Post-graduate degree (Master 1), International and European Business Law
Grade: cum laude