Bio
Professor Nathalie Martial-Braz is an established scholar in private law and digital regulation, with a strong record of publications and leadership in academia. Her doctoral research explored security interests in intellectual property rights, and she has since built a prolific body of work in leading legal journals such as Dalloz, JCP, Dalloz IP/IT, and RDBF.
She is co-author of the reference book Droit français des données à caractère personnel (French Data Protection Law), published by Dalloz, and serves as Scientific Co-Director of the journal Communication Commerce électronique(LexisNexis). Her expertise in intellectual property, data protection, and the regulation of digital technologies makes her a recognized authority in the field.
Alongside her academic work at Université Paris Cité, where she directed the Centre for Business Law and Management (CEDAG), she has played a pioneering role in developing innovative programmes such as France’s first Master’s dedicated to Data Protection Law.
At Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, where she has been serving in senior leadership before being appointed Chancellor, Professor Martial-Braz has driven major institutional transformations, from academic restructuring to international partnerships, strengthening the university’s role as a hub for excellence, research, and innovation at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East.