Rossana Fol is senior counsel in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on privacy and data protection, with a particular emphasis on cross-border regulatory investigations by EU data protection authorities and GDPR compliance strategy.
Rossana regularly helps clients—especially in the tech and AI sectors—develop and execute strategic responses to evolving regulatory expectations. She is a founding member of the firm's AI Working Group, and plays a leading role in advising AI-driven companies on navigating novel data protection challenges and regulatory scrutiny.
Since 2019, Rossana has served as a Visiting Lecturer at Maastricht University, where she teaches a course on international data transfers, sharing practical insights with future privacy professionals.
Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Rossana practiced privacy and data protection law in the Paris office of Bird & Bird.
She is fluent in English, French, and Bulgarian, and is familiar with German and Spanish.
Rossana Fol is senior counsel in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on privacy and data protection, with a particular emphasis on cross-border regulatory investigations by EU data protection authorities and GDPR compliance strategy.
Rossana regularly helps clients—especially in the tech and AI sectors—develop and execute strategic responses to evolving regulatory expectations. She is a founding member of the firm's AI Working Group, and plays a leading role in advising AI-driven companies on navigating novel data protection challenges and regulatory scrutiny.
Since 2019, Rossana has served as a Visiting Lecturer at Maastricht University, where she teaches a course on international data transfers, sharing practical insights with future privacy professionals.
Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Rossana practiced privacy and data protection law in the Paris office of Bird & Bird.
She is fluent in English, French, and Bulgarian, and is familiar with German and Spanish.
- LL.M., King's College London
- LL.M., Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
- Master 2, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- Avocat à la Cour
- Brussels Bar E-List
- LL.M., King's College London
- LL.M., Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
- Master 2, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- Avocat à la Cour
- Brussels Bar E-List
Select Publications
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Co-author, “EU-U.S. Data Transfer Ruling Offers Reassurance to Companies,” Law360, October 7, 2025
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Co-author, “EU Court Upholds the Validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, September 3, 2025
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Co-author with C. Burton, L. De Boel, and J. Dhont, "EU Regulators Define Data Transfers," Wilson Sonsini Alert, November 23, 2021
- Co-author, "European Court of Justice Rejects Privacy Class Action Against Facebook but Allows Max Schrems to Sue in Austria," WSGR Alert, January 31, 2018
- Co-author, "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Passes First Annual Review," WSGR Alert, October 19, 2017
- Co-author, "European Court of Justice to Rule on Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses," WSGR Alert, October 3, 2017
Select Publications
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Co-author, “EU-U.S. Data Transfer Ruling Offers Reassurance to Companies,” Law360, October 7, 2025
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Co-author, “EU Court Upholds the Validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, September 3, 2025
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Co-author with C. Burton, L. De Boel, and J. Dhont, "EU Regulators Define Data Transfers," Wilson Sonsini Alert, November 23, 2021
- Co-author, "European Court of Justice Rejects Privacy Class Action Against Facebook but Allows Max Schrems to Sue in Austria," WSGR Alert, January 31, 2018
- Co-author, "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Passes First Annual Review," WSGR Alert, October 19, 2017
- Co-author, "European Court of Justice to Rule on Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses," WSGR Alert, October 3, 2017
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