Vera Lukic is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she serves as a member of the firm's Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Contracts and Technology Transactions practice groups.
Vera has developed an extensive expertise in a broad range of matters related to technology, acting as a strategic advisor to clients for their complex transactions (e.g., worldwide outsourcing projects in regulated industries), contractual disputes (e.g., licensing compliance issues) and digital-related projects (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, NFT, Metaverse, Cloud-based solutions, Internet of Things, e-commerce or IaaS/PaaS). She regularly advises on technology aspects of M&A and PE transactions.
Vera also specializes in data protection and cybersecurity, assisting companies on their global privacy compliance programs, such as compliance with the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive, and representing clients in investigations and inquiries by privacy regulators. She assists clients across jurisdictions and a wide array of sectors navigating the most recent European regulations and developments related to privacy, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, identifying potential impact on their business and defining related action plans.
Vera is recognized as a notable practitioner for her work in the technology sector in Europe. Chambers Europe has ranked Vera in its Information Technology category, with clients’ feedback highlighting that she is “brilliant and very pleasant”, “thorough in her explanations” and “able to provide responses in a way that make sense to those of us who are not experts in the subject matter”.
Legal 500 EMEA has also distinguished Vera among the French market’s “Next Generation Partner” in its IT/Internet and Data Privacy/Data Protection categories. In previous editions, clients already alluded to her as a “key name”; “very involved”; “always very available” and as having “a very business-oriented approach ”.
Best Lawyers in France has named her its Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Technology Law and Lawyer of the Year 2024 for Outsourcing, and has consistently recommended her for Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law since 2020.
Vera speaks French and English fluently.
Capabilities
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Transactions
- Tech and Innovation
- Technology Transactions
Credentials
Education:
- Université Paris-Sud XI - 2004 Masters
Admissions:
- France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris