Elsa Malaty joined the Paris office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in 2014 and is a member of the Intellectual Property team.
She works on all areas of intellectual property law with a focus on trademarks, copyright, patent litigation, anti-piracy and customs enforcement. Her transactional work includes contract drafting and negotiation in the same areas.
Elsa’s practice covers data protection and information technology. Within the framework of this activity, she has developed specific expertise in data protection and IT governances; with a focus on compliance audits (notably as part of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and terrorist financing programs), processing health data and international transfers of personal data.
Before joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Elsa held a number of internships at law and intellectual property firms in Paris and the United Kingdom.
Professional activities
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Association for the Development of Legal Information Systems and Technologies (ADIJ)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
HHR Compliance Academy - Data Protection - Six case studies, March 2020
"Quelle unité territoriale pour la Marque de l’Union européenne ?", Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle, November 2019
"La "Fabrication additive" et ses enjeux juridiques", Plastilien Journal, Allizé Plasturgie, October 2019
“Le droit de la propriété intellectuelle et la fabrication additive plastique", Plastiques & caoutchoucs Magazine, June 2019
“Legal aspects of innovations: from intellectual property to data protection”, presentation at Supélec (École Centrale Paris; French graduate school of engineering), Paris Saclay, October 2018
“Les limites de l’intérêt légitime pour fonder une demande de communication de données. Arrêt de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne du 4 mai 2017, Rigas, C-13/16”, Dalloz IP/IT, October 2017
“3D Printing and IP Law”, World Intellectual Property Organization Magazine (WIPO Magazine), March 2017
“Rules on Online Infringement Jurisdiction in US Law: A Good Lesson for Europe”, Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellecturelle, October 2015
"RGPD: les assureurs encore en transition," Mind health, July 2019 (in French)
"[Science Friction] Force et consentement," L’Usine Nouvelle, February 2019 (in French)
Teaching experience
“Presentation of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Market Act (DMA) and Data Governance Act (DGA)”, DU Data Protection Officer – University Paris-Dauphine, May 2021
“Data Protection Officers, IT compliance and Data Governance”, DU Data Protection Officer – University Paris-Dauphine, February 2020
“Enforcement under the GDPR and of French data protection law“, Masters 2 European and International Business Law – University Paris-Dauphine, January 2020
“The determination of the legal basis for personal data processing”, DU Data Protection Officer - University Paris-Dauphine, January 2020
“Data protection compliance frameworks and anti-corruption compliance”, DU Data Protection Officer - University Paris-Dauphine, January 2020
