Ann J. LaFrance

Coordinator
Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey

Ann J. LaFrance is coordinator of the firm’s European communications law and data privacy practices. Drawing from more than 20 years of industry experience in Europe and the Americas, Ms. LaFrance advises clients on regulation and competition law, advocacy and dispute resolution, merger control, and general commercial and corporate law. She is an expert in the areas of interconnection and access regulation, European Community competition law, e-commerce matters including data protection and data retention, and international Internet policy and governance.

She also has experience negotiating complex cross-border commercial arrangements between and among
operators, service providers and customers. Ms. LaFrance has particular experience with the
drafting of legislative and regulatory frameworks to facilitate sector restructuring, liberalization and privatization in emerging markets. She has advised numerous governments and bidders involved in competitive and comparative tenders (auctions, beauty contests and hybrids) for the award of
licenses and the sale of equity interests to strategic investors.