Madeleine Lamarque

IT Legal Counsel and Contract Manager with expertise in business law, digital law, technology contracting, and commercial litigation. Experienced in negotiating and managing a wide range of IT and commercial agreements, including SaaS, cloud services, software licensing, outsourcing, and procurement contracts. Strong knowledge of French, EU, UK, and US legal frameworks, with a particular focus on contract negotiation, risk management, GDPR compliance, and cross-border data privacy.

Currently pursuing the CIPP/E certification and seeking to further develop an international career in technology law and corporate law.

IT Legal Counsel & Contract Manager at SPIE ICS (2025-11 – Present)

• Draft, analyze, and negotiate complex IT agreements in both private and public law, covering cloud computing solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), software licensing, web hosting, multi-level maintenance contracts, and specialized professional IT services.
• Conduct detailed legal review of sensitive contract clauses including corporate liability limits, financial penalties, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), cybersecurity requirements, data protection frameworks, GDPR obligations, and intellectual property rights to ensure full compliance with commercial law and public procurement codes.
• Provide proactive legal counsel to procurement, IT infrastructure, and digital operations teams to legally secure major corporate digital transformation projects and strengthen supplier relationships.
• Manage the full contractual lifecycle for ongoing engagements, tracking risks, overseeing renewals, managing contract terminations, and ensuring ongoing regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Conduct legal analysis of projects governed by the French Commercial Code and the Public Procurement Code, advising on applicable rules and obligations.
• Lead continuous improvement of internal legal operations by redesigning and standardizing contract templates, optimizing review workflows, and integrating advanced digital tools to accelerate internal authorization processes.
• Monitor legal developments in business law, contract law, digital law, data protection, and cybersecurity to proactively anticipate regulatory changes.

Litigation Legal Counsel at ORP (2025-04 – 2025-10)

• Managed a portfolio of over 200 civil and commercial litigation cases, directing the full legal lifecycle from pre-litigation analysis and asset protection through formal judicial proceedings and enforcement operations.
• Coordinated critical procedural actions including payment orders (injonctions de payer), formal summons (assignations), interim relief procedures (référés), and enforcement seizures, in close daily collaboration with external law firms and bailiffs.
• Drafted precise demand letters, court pleadings, and binding amicable settlement agreements (protocoles transactionnels), coordinating effectively with internal departments throughout.
• Designed and implemented automated digital workflows to streamline case tracking, reduce processing times, and ensure full traceability of debt recovery operations.
• Conducted active legal monitoring in contract law, obligations law, and digital law to anticipate legal developments affecting ongoing cases.

IT Contract Manager at Nexans (2022 – 2025)

• Managed a corporate portfolio of over 400 IT and Information Systems contracts, taking end-to-end ownership of creation, legal drafting, structured review, multi-party negotiation, renewals, and strategic terminations.
• Conducted in-depth legal analysis of contract terms and sensitive clauses including termination provisions, SLAs, warranties, liability caps, data security, GDPR obligations, and intellectual property rights to manage legal risk and secure commitments.
• Integrated LegalTech and generative AI tools including Microsoft Copilot and a custom Nexans AI solution to automate contract review tasks, improving processing speed and accuracy.
• Monitored contract KPIs and anticipated financial risks using SAP Ariba and Power BI dashboards, enabling proactive management of key deadlines and performance indicators.
• Reviewed and restructured the global software licensing portfolio to ensure regulatory compliance with GDPR, intellectual property law, and cybersecurity requirements across all business units.
• Collaborated with corporate purchasing teams to define and update internal procurement and vendor outsourcing policies, ensuring a compliant and consistent contractual framework.
• Coordinated with Legal, Procurement, and IT teams to align contract terms with company standards and business objectives.
• Provided legal support to IT, procurement, and operational teams on licensing, SaaS procurement, outsourcing, and vendor agreements to secure digital projects.
• Conducted ongoing legal monitoring covering contract law, digital regulation, data protection, and cybersecurity to anticipate legislative and technological changes.

MSc in International Business Management – INSEEC Business School (2022 – 2024)

Master of Laws in International Business Law & Litigation – Université Paris Nanterre & University of Lucerne (2022)

Bachelor of Laws in Law – Université Paris Nanterre (2017 – 2020)