A firm in the heart of
digital transformation

We are a law firm exclusively dedicated to business customers specializing in business law and the regulation of new technologies , and we support organizations facing the complex legal challenges of digital transformation.

From contractual strategy to GDPR compliance , social law   In blockchain, the Isabelle Renard firm intervenes at all stages of the life of digital projects, with a constant demand for rigor, intelligibility and legal security.

We regularly work in cross‑border legal contexts , in conjunction with partners or clients based in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, England and the United States.

5 good reasons
to call on our firm

  1. A unique dual skill set. Isabelle Renard worked for 20 years in the defense electronics industry in the United States before taking the oath of office in 1999. This dual expertise fuels an approach that is at once practical, strategic, and demanding.
  2. A resolutely tailor‑made approach. All cases are handled personally by Mr. Renard. No middleman: you have direct access to high‑level expertise, without dilution.
  3. Total responsiveness. The firm is structured to handle emergencies efficiently. Caring and selfless, we are available at all times to respond to even the most critical needs.
  4. Proven experience. Ms. Renard is a recognized expert in new technology law, particularly for major banks, insurance companies, and companies in the digital sector.
  5. A constant commitment to key stakeholders. An expert member of the FNTC, Mr. Renard actively participates in national discussions on digital trust, innovative uses, and technological regulation.


Isabelle Renard is an expert member of the FNTC

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legal & digital

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The Data Act has been applicable since September 12, 2025, and it does not only apply to connected data from the IoT. It also targets all European added service providers in SaaS mode, for example in the field of EDM, accounting, invoicing, archiving, etc. which will now have to allow their customers to terminate for convenience at any time and a reversibility whose scope is difficult to apprehend. It is not just a tool for digital sovereignty. It is also a text with dangerous side effects for national European suppliers, sometimes fragile, whose customers are offered on a platter the possibility of switching to competition, why not American...
The Data Act does not apply to ongoing contracts. But it requires SaaS providers to think in-depth about the applicability of the text to their services and the modification of their T&Cs.
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In May 2025, we published an article on this site entitled: "Electronic signature, judges are rebelling". Well, they are fighting back even more because the trend is continuing. Since then, many decisions concerning electronic signature have been handed down by courts of appeal, including a good number of refusals which, for the first time, concern professional leasing and real estate loans.
Their analysis is rich in lessons.
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Under French law, the definition of an electronic signature (Art. 1367 Al.2 Civil Code) implies a "link" between the act and the signature identifying its author. This notion of link is also found in the definition of the advanced signature in the European eIDAS Regulation (Art. 26) which states that the advanced signature must be "unequivocally linked to the signatory". But the meaning of this link is not obvious. We believe that it can be understood according to three approaches: a conceptual approach that projects onto the electronic signature a characteristic of the handwritten signature; a technical approach defining it via the electronic signature technology; and finally an opportunistic approach linked to the development of the on-the-fly certificate and the notion of evidence file, widely adopted by French judges.
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