Cécile Martin

Career

Cécile Martin is the Managing Partner of Ogletree Deakins in France.

Cécile has been a lawyer since 2002. She joined Ogletree Deakins as a Partner in 2018, 1 year after its creation in Paris.

Previously, she practiced for 11 years at Proskauer Rose LLP.

Cécile Martin has developed a strong experience in the social management of operations in "status" companies, both in consulting and litigation, as well as in discrimination and harassment. She also advises clients on compensation policies (including material risk takers), mass redundancies plans as well as collective litigation.

Having started her career at the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL), Cecile has developed leading edge skills particularly on topics related to HR Data Privacy issue (management of HR personal data, employee monitoring at the workplace, whistleblowing alerts, social media use and HR international data transfer).

Cécile is a member of the CDPO France Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and is also a member of the Ogletree Deakins’ International and Data Privacy practice groups.

Cécile shares her expertise as a guest speaker at conferences in France and in Europe.

She lectures on data protection law at Paris La Sorbonne University and regularly provides training to companies and lawyers regarding the compliance with the GDPR.

She is ranked by Chambers & Partners Europe since 2020 and is recognised by Best Lawyers since 2021.

Cécile Martin has been awarded "Lawyer of the Year" for France in the Labour and Employment Law category of the international Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2022 Winners Edition, which recognizes the best lawyers worldwide.

Cécile is a regular contributor of employment law articles published in the international guide Chambers Employment Practice.

She co-authored the article "An introduction to Employment" in Chambers Employment Practice In-Depth Overview for France in 2023 and 2024.