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national law matters. Georgios Petrochilos co -heads the international arbitration practice at Three Crowns LLP. Clients are quick to highlight his "responsiveness and expert analysis" and he is noted in particular for his strength in investment arbitration. He represents international organisations, states and private parties in both investment and commercial arbitrations. He is high- lighted by sources for his in -depth work with Greek clients and is fluent in English, French and Greek. Philippe Pinsolle co -heads the international arbitration practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. He is highly regarded by peers on the market, who describe him as "an

excellent practitioner." He is involved in the energy, construction and defence industries and has experience as counsel and arbitrator before the full range of major arbitration institutions. Marie Stoyanov was promoted from counsel to partner at Allen & OveryLLP on 1 May 2015 in move that is described by sources as "thoroughly well deserved by an outstanding, talented lawyer." She focuses her: practice on investment arbitration and international treaty disputes. She frequently advises clients on bilateral treaty disputes, ECT claims and investment structures. Eric Teynier, founding partner of Teynier, Pic & Associés, is

well known on the market and wellversed in commercial and investment arbitration. He ,has appeared in ad hoc proceed - ings in a variety of arbitrations. - - Co -head of the practice at Three Crowns LLP, Todd Wetmore is well regarded in the market for his presence in high -profile arbitrations. He is highly.,experienced in infrastructure disputes and has additional 'expertise in contentious matters arising in projects, joint ventures and post- acquisition

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Global co -head of Allen & Overy LLP's international arbitration group, Michael Young climbs the rankings this year following extremely positive commentary from 'clients and peers alike. "A brilliant lawyer, demonstrating excellent lead- ership and strategic ability," he has extensive experience in commercial arbitration, with particular strength in energy and gas pricing disputes and contentious matters arising in African jurisdictions. - -

Foreign Experts Alfredo De Jesús of Alfredo De Jesus O - Transnational Arbitration, Litigation & Business Law regularly represents clients under ad hoc and institutional proceedings. He is

qualified to practise in Venezuela and speaks French, English, Portuguese and Spanish. Sole practitioner Jeffrey Hertzfeld acts as an independent arbitrator and has a wealth of experience-representing clients from Russia and the CEE region. He is qualified -to practise in both France and the USA.. Sole practitioner Peter Thorp is based in Paris and highly experienced acting as both counsel and arbitrator in proceedings underr all major institutional rules. His-previous professional experience includes. his position as China managing partner of Allen & Overy. He is fluent in French and Chinese and has significant expertise in -disputes between Chinese parties and multinationals.

Foreign Experts (Based Abroad) Quito -based partner Xavier Andrade Cadena of Andrade Veloz is highly experienced in international arbitration and has represented clients in proceedings under -ICSID, ICC and UNCITRAL rules His professional experience includes

a year spent in the international arbitration der.;

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London -based partner Virginie Colaiuta of Pinse specialises in international arbitration proceec focuses in particular on arbitrations arising from i treaty disputes and contentious issues linked to e

construction projects, notably those governed by 1

She is qualified to practise in Paris, New York an and Wales. .

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Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira has extensive exp

international arbitration, both institutional and a is -a member of the firm's French desk, is fluent in I Spanish and regularly advises French clients on c matters. .

Madrid -based partner Clifford Mendel of Araos focuses his practice on domestic and internation tion. He is admitted to practice in New York, Par and England and Wales, and has previous internal fessional experience acting as counsel in -Paris and based firms: Santo Domingo -based practitioner- Anya Ródn (see p:1201) of OMG has a wealth -of experience law: As well as having studied in Paris, her in-dei sional -experience -ofthe French market includes,'.

the ICC as well as internships in the Parisian int arbitration departments of two international lawfi

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Allen, &Ovary LIP. See profile on p.2646 Practice -head Laëtitia Bénard is widely respected 'on the market, both h,in Paris and worldwide; for her strong capabili- ties,as a pàtentlitigator. Her "deep knowledge of the life sciences

sector "'continues: to be a plus for clients.

August & Debouzy Avocats With artechnical background, Grégoire Desrousseaux is one of France's leading experts in patents. He is revered for his skills as alitigator,and clients. comment: "He's decisive, forceful . and he understands both the technology and the law." Previ- ously ,a patent attorney, François Pochart advises domestic and international :clients, on :patent, litigation; licences and registrations. Mahasti Razavi is a member of the New York and;:P.akis. Bars ::and: advises 'clients in the telecoms, IT and media Sectors, ''among rothers. ' Sources Say: "She has a very good reputation. She impresses with her professional abilities client care and'commercial cdpabtlsties."

Véron & Associés See:profile oh p.1215 -

Pierre Véron (see p.1203) is a reference on the market for all patent matters..He_sits on the advisorypaneLfor the Prepara- tory Committee of the Unified Patent Court and has edited a númbér of reference books. Thomas Bouvet (see p.1193) enters the rankings for -the first time this year- He assists clients on patent infringement and validity disputes. "He's, very strong and has a real sense of detail, which is extremely impor- tant,'" nòtts ,one client: Isabelle. Romet (see p.1201) is particularly eicperienced.hì the life sciences sector, with a strong emphasis on pharmaceutical patents and supplementary pro - tectioncertificates.

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Baker & McKenzie SCP See profile on p.2895 Department head Virginia .Ulmann is a key contact at the firm, with a strong international network able to advise clients in the life sciences, retail, entertainment and technology sectors.

Bird & Bird ,

Practice head Yves Bizollon is a strong patent litigator and a

professor at, the Strasbourg Centre for Intellectual Property. Clients praise "the level of analytical ability he was -able to bring," as well as his , "commercial sense of how the - legal :ques-

tions we were asking him might affect our business,",

Dentons See profile on p.341 -

Isabelle Leroux splits her time between Paris and Dtibai +and

is renowned-for her ability to handle =international IP matters, in particular those relating to trademarks, Gérard Delile'has a wealth of experience in contentious and non -contentious IB issues 'in the media entertainment, luxury goods and technology sectors. David Masson brings expertise in corn petition .law to-the firms IPpractice He advises'dients in the media; -life sciences, luxury goods and technology sectors and deals with criminal 'and civil matters.

Glcpe-Loyrette Nouel AARPI See profile .on p.1211 Grégoire.Triet (see p.1203) is an expert patent litigator for both . domestic and international disputes: -He -also assists dients with other areas of IP, including trade mark litigations and copyright cases: Arnaud Michel (see p.1200) is known in the market for his long- standing experience in trade marks and his growing experience in patent disputes. Emmanuel

Larere (see p.1198) advises clients on matters c

trade marks and patents A specialist in trade ma also advises clients in the life sciences sector on pa

Herbert Smith Freehills See profile on p.2655 ,

Alexandra Néri (see p.1200) remains a highly practitioner for soft -IP matters- within the techr ecommunications and media sectors. "She has t

knowledge of the industry and the law, enthuses "she's thoughtful, has excellent judgement and give:

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Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP See profile on p.343 David Taylor .(see p.1202) is. highly knowledge internet -related IP -matters, with a particular domain names and keywords. Practice head Ma de Dampierre (see p.1194) is an experienced lit assists clients with design, copyright, trade mark competition disputes Stanislas Roux- Vaillard (s

is- frequently cited by intervieweesas á rising stat Lovells' IP:practice: He leads the firm's patent -liti trade' secrets practice in Paris and advises clients sciences, , chemistry, telecoms and electronics field:

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Jones Day See profile on p.345 Emmanuel Baud (see p.1192) is a strong litigator in the field of IP. His areas of expertise include patents, copyrights, trade marks and designs, among others. Sources praise his knowledge of software and IT issues.

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Armengaud Guerlain Stéphane Guerlain handles disputes involving trade marks, copyrights, designs, patents and unfair competition. Clients describe him as a 'good analyst with great experience." Cath- erine Mateu focuses on IP dispute resolution and contracts. She is bilingual in French and Spanish and regularly advises Spanish clients. One client describes her as "a proactive technical expert in IP matters," adding: "Catherine is completely

fluent in Spanish, English and French and these skills are very valuable to manage litigation in several countries."

Dechert LLP See profile on p.2905 Marianne Schaffner (see p.1202) is a skilled patent litigator, noted for her experience in the technology, communications and life sciences sectors.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés See profile on p.1210 Louis De Gaulle is a talented IP litigator with expertise in new technology. Frank Valentin has a wealth of expertise in IP litigation relating to the Internet and cinema.

Deprez Guignot Associés Ranked for the first time this year, Vincent Fauchoux (see

p.1195) is recognised by clients and peers alike as a highly talented lawyer for all matters relating to copyrights, trade marks and designs, particularly in the fields of IT and technology. Sources describe him as a "brilliant litigator who is

really able to analyse any difficulties, circumvent them if need

be and win for his clients."

DLA Piper UK LLP See profile on p.2650 Jean -Christophe Tristant (see p.1203) has a wealth of experience in patent litigation, particularly within the life sciences and chemical industries. Among other things, lie's extraordi- narily thorough," notes one client; 'lie works on the file himself and is very analytical."

Duclos Thorne Mollet.Vléville & Associés Thierry Mollet -Viéville remains a highly regarded IP lawyer advising on patents, trade [narks, designs and authors' rights.

Other Ranked Lawyers

Vanessa Bouchara of Cabinet Bouchara continues to receive high praise from market sources for her work on all aspects of IP, both soft and hard, and is particularly well regarded for her work on trade marks. 'All her clients feel like the privileged client of the firm," notes one interviewee; "site leaves nothing to chance, everything is studied in meticulous detail and she

is very quick."

Head of the firm's IP practice in Paris, Gaëtan Cordier of

'foreign Experts (Intellectual Property) Based in France with expertise in countries listed below Peru Arce - Torrecilla Maria Luisa Schmidt Brunet Liftier (GIRL) o

Spain Mateu Catherine Armengaud Guerlain

UK Boyle Patrick Cabinet Plasseraud (ORL)0

UI4 Schertenleib Denis Cabinet Schertenleib (GIRL) o

USA Razavi Mahasti August& Debouzy Avocats

French expertise based in countries listed below Chile León Rodrigo Silva & Cia (SRL) o

Colombia Chávarro Jorge CavelierAbogados (GIRL) o

Germany Lang Johannes BARDEHLEPAGENBERG (SRL) o

UK Delord France Taylor blessing LLP (ORL)0

Eversheds LLP was also made international practice het early 2015. He is particularly active in assisting clients their IP issues. `He's a businessman, so he has a perfect us

standing of the clients' needs," notes one interviewee. Pierre Cousin of Cousin & Associés is an experienced pt

litigator whom sources praise for his excellent pleading s

Marina Cousté of Reed Smith acts on trade mark and pt

disputes, both in France and internationally. One impre interviewee praises her ability to "take complex technical ters and make them understandable for people without nical expertise." Promoted to partner in May 2015, Pauline Debré p.1194) of Linklaters is a talented patent litigator and In

the firm's IP /TMT practice. Sine acts on national and liste

tional IP litigations in the fields of healthcare and telec

munications. Clients praise her strong analytical skills

her responsiveness on files.

Jean- Frédéric Gaultier of Olswang acts on contentious non -contentious matters involving patents, trade marks, yrights and unfair competition. "He provides excellent as

and is a well- rounded counsel," notes one client. Emmanuel Gougé of Pissent Masons LLP has ]cnowl

spanning patent litigation, technology transfer agreem trade marks, copyrights and designs in both contentious advisory situations. Sophie Havard Duclos of Laude Esquier Champey spe ices in IP litigation relating to trade marks, patents, doi names, copyrights and designs. She is also experience internet and data protection matters. Sources commenc "great knowledge of IP matters, personal attention to the s

tions submitted and creativity in her advice."

François Jonquères of Reed Smith is a patents speci with expertise in the technology, biotech, chemistry mechanics industries. Denis Schertenleib of Cabinet Schertenleib is a memb' the Paris Bar and a qualified solicitor of England and AN

Within IP he specialises in patent litigation and arbitrati Gilles Vercken of Cabinet Gilles Vercken has partii knowledge of the video games, music, publishing and te

sion industries. He is best known for advising clients on IP matters, especially copyrights. "He is extremely compe very precise in his subject and creative in the solutions he poses," says one satisfied client.

Foreign Experts Maria Luisa Arce -Torrecilla of Schmidt Brunet Litzler L

dual qualifications from France and Peru. She has a wr

of experience in providing legal advice on trade mark design portfolio management, as well as domain name French and international clients. Patrick Boyle of Cabinet Plasseraud is a qualified trade r attorney in the UK and Paris and has extensive experiem advising clients on their trade mark needs. 'He's person knowledgeable and has the great advantage of being absol

bilingual and bicultural," enthuses one client.

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Professional Memberships: Comité Juridique de

l'Association Nationale des Sociétés par Actions.

Personal: Paris Bar (1937). Sciences Po (1984)

Paris II Assas (1985) and Paris IX Dauphine (1986).

BONNET, Renaud Jones Day, Paris +33 1 5659 3939 rbonnet @jonesday.com

Featured in Capital Markets (France), Corporate /M &A

(France)

practice Areas: Venture capital,PE,M &A,capital

markets: represents high tech companies (private,

public) and their management or investors at all

stages of their development, in the telecom, energy,

software, internet, semi -conductor, medtech and

biotech industries. Lead lawyer in a significant tom- ber of early to late stage financing rounds, M &A and

buy -out transactions, IPOs, tender offers. Recent

high- profile transactions: 7 of the 8 IPOs completed

on the main French market in 2011 and 2012; the

last financing rounds of Criteo, Talend, Deezer and

Neolane; the take- private of Emailvision, Xiring,

Wavecom (including successfully defending against

Gemalto) and Completel.

Professional Memberships: France Biotech.

BONVARLET, Patrick Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Paris +33 1 7304 6810 [email protected]

Featured in Capital Markets (France), CorporatelM &A

(France)

Practice Areas: M &A (private and public),

restructuring and securities,

Career: Formerly one of the vice general counsel for the French nuclear fuel company Cogema and a partner of leading international law firms for

29 years before joining S &C. Joined S &C in 2013

as Special Counsel and co -head of the French

M &A Group. Industrial clients comprise the core

of his practice. Mr. Bonvarlet advises chemical,

pharmaceutical, defense, entertainment and energy companies, among others. Corporate and financial restructuring: Safran Group, Euro Disney, Alstom, Eurotunnel. Personal: Université de Paris I Panthéon - Sorbonne, D.E.A. 1976; Paris XI:Sud (Sceaux), LIC 1975.

BOUAZIZ, Florian Bredin Prat, Paris +33 1 44 35 35 35 florlanbouaziz @bred inprat.com

Featured in Dispute Resolution (France)

Practice Areas: Specialises in corporate law and securities law, assisting corporate clients in resolving their litigation matters. Career: Partner at Bredin Prat since 2005. Publications: Co- writer of a book about market abuses: 'Les abus de marché- Manquements admin- istratifs et sanctions pénales'. Personal: University of Paris -Assas (Master in business law, 1995; DESS in business law and tax, DICE-Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise, 1996). French business school Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (Master's degree in law and international affairs, 1997). Paris Bar (1999).

BOUVET, Thomas Véron & Associés, Lyon +33(0)10147036262 [email protected]

Featured in Intellectual Property (France)

Practice Areas: Patent litigation Plant breeders' rights litigation Trade secret litigation Personal: With more than 20 years of experience, Thomas Bouvet handles patent validity and infringement disputes in swat technical fields, notably electronics, telecommunications, media, mechanics, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechnologies. He also has a great experience in patent entitlement cases and compensation for employees' inventions. He is one of the very few French experts in plant breeder's rights disputes,

including before the CPVO, and trade secrets litiga-

tion. His most recent victories include a finding of infringement by equivalence in favor of his client in

the field of aerospace.

BRABANT, Stéphane Herbert Smith Freehills, Paris +33 1 5357 7832 stephane.brabant @hsf.com

Featured in General Business Law (Gabon), Projects

(Africa- wide), Projects (France)

See under Global Leaders for profile.

BREMBATI, Fabio Baker & McKenzie, Rome +39 0644 0631 [email protected]

Featured in CorporatelM &A (France)

Practice Areas: M &A, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and insolvency, with a focus on banking and finance, ITC business and broadcasting and transactions with French speaking jurisdictions Professional Memberships: Rome Bar Associa-

tion

Career: Degree cum laude 1980, University of Rome. LLM, University of California, Berkeley 1982. Joined Baker & McKenzie 1982, Partner since 1990.

Publications: Co- author 'Telecommunications Law in Europe (Butterworths, 1998); 'European Financing Laws' (Chancery Law Publishing, 1994);

'The new Italian Banking Law' (B &M Publication);

'Outsourcing of Telecommunications Networks

and Service' by Banks, ABI (Italian Banking As-

sociation), Personal: Born 1957. Bilingual Italian and French.

Fluent English.

BRETZNER, Jean -Daniel Bredin Prat, Paris +33 1 4435 3535 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Specialises in corporate litigation, representing companies and their senior executives

in civil, commercial and criminal proceedings.

Publications: Numerous publications on matters such as consumer law, commercial law, contract law

and of civil procedural law.

Personal: Member of the Paris Bar (since 1993).

Graduate of the University of Nancy II (DEA in Pri- vate Law, 1991; DJCE -DESS in Business Law, 1992),

BREUVART, Charlotte Jones Day, Brussels +32 2 645 1461 [email protected]

Featured in Corporate /M &A (France)

Practice Areas: Partner in the Antitrust & Com- petition Law practice group. Specialises in EU, Bel-

gian and French competition law (merger control,

cartels, horizontal /vertical agreements, dominance,

state aids). Recently involved in several high- profile

antitrust cases before the European Commission

and the EU courts, as well as in complex merger

filings. In 2012, contributed to obtaining the largest -

ever fine reduction granted by the European courts

in an antitrust case,

Career: Prior to joining Jones Day, was the resident

partner -in- charge of the Brussels antitrust practice of an international law first. Also served as a senior antitrust in -house counsel at EDF.

BRINITZER, John Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paris +33 1 4074 6800 [email protected]

Featured in Capital Markets (France), Capital Markets

(USA)

Practice Areas: International capital markets

transactions, mergers and acquisitions (public

and private) and general corporate and securities

matters. Professional Memberships: Member of the Bars

of New York and Paris.

Career: Joined the firm in 1990, became Partner in 1999. Practiced in the New York office (1990 -92,

1997 -99). JD, Harvard Law School (1990); BA,

summa cum laude, Amherst College (1986).

BÜHLER, Michael W Jones Day, Paris +33 1 5659 3854 [email protected]

Featured in Arbitration (International) (Europe- wide),

Dispute Resolution (France)


CAILLEMER DU FERRAGE, Alban Jones Day, Paris +33 1 5659 3939 acf @jonesday.com

Featured in Capital Markets (France)

Practice Areas: Heads the Paris Derivatives & Market Infrastructures practice. Advises institutional clients on regulatory, structuring, clearing,

documentation and collateralisation of complex financial transactions, with a focus on strategic eq-

uity financings, structured credit, equity release on various types of underlying including commodity

and liquidity and collateral management structures. Experienced in disciplinary actions and financial

litigations before French courts and authorities. Act-

ing as Professeur associé at the Law College of Paris

2, ISDA French counsel since 1998, arbitrator and expert with PRIME Finance in The Hague, officer of the IBA Banking Law Committee and Governor of the UNIDROIT Foundation.

CAMBOULIVE, Christian Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris +33 1 4075 3604 camboulive @gide.com




CARTIER -MILLON, Eric Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris +33 14075 3661 [email protected]

Featured in Banking & Finance (France)

Practice Areas: Partner specialising in structured finance and project finance, Eric Cartier- Millon has

extensive experience in structured finance (whether

or not associated with securitisation transactions) representing senior lenders and /or mezzanine lenders in LBO finance transactions; project finance:

advising lenders and sponsors; debt rescheduling

agreements: advising creditors and borrowers in debt restructuring transactions on behalf of major French listed and non -listed companies; arbitration:

representing clients in arbitration proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.

Career: Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1993.

CASTELLO, James King & Spalding, Paris +33 6 2796 8891 jcastello @kslaw.com


Practice Areas: Castello has advised and rep-

resented clients in a wide range of legal disputes,

particularly international arbitrations (institutional and ad hoc; commercial and investor- State), in Europe, the United States, Mexico, Asía. Recent

matters range from large infrastructure or commercial projects to disputes over control of an oil

refinery, the privatisation of a state -owned power plant, long -term gas supply and price re- adjustment clauses. President of the LCIAs European Users

Council. Speaks regularly on arbitration topics at

conferences and seminars. Personal: J.D., University of California at Berkeley,

School of Law, 1986; MA (Economics), University of California, Berkeley, 1986; BA, Yale University, 1977

CHABERT, Pierre -Yves Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Pa +33 1 4074 6800 pchabert @cgsh.com

Featured in Capital Markets (France), Corporal

(France)

Practice Areas: Mergers and acquisitions, markets and securities regulations. Professional Memberships: Member of t of Paris and Ness York.

Career: Joined the firm in 1985, became Pa

1996. LLM, Harvard Law School (1988); Do, en Droit (Doctorate in Law), University of R Panthéon- Sorbonne (1987); graduated from HEC (1985).

Personal: Mr Chabert lectures at Sciences I Corporate Takeovers and at HEC on Group t

rate Strategies.

CHAVARRO, Jorge Cavelier Abogados, Bogotá +57 1 347 3611 [email protected]

Featured in Intellectual Property (France), Torelle

Property (Colombia)

See under Colombia for profile.

CHRISTOPHILOPOULOS, Rhéa Linklaters, Paris +33 1 5643 5897 [email protected]


Practice Areas: A member of the Paris Bar 2003, Rhéa Christophilopoulos has been a co since 2012. Her practice focuses on bank fina:

including in particular syndicated lending, ac Lion financing (both leveraged and corporate) real estate financing.

Career: 2015 to date: Counsel, Linklaters; 20

Counsel, Freshfields Bruckitaus Deringer; 20C

Associate, Freshfields Brucldtaus Deringer; Personal: Rhéa holds a master's degree in bu law, a DESS in European business law and a D

in Business law from Université Paris II - Pan Assas.

COHEN, Fabrice Clifford Chance Europe LLP, Paris +33 1 4405 5420 fa brice.cohen @CliffordChance.com


Practice Areas: Fabrice Cohen specialises is

domestic and cross -border M &A transactions, vate equity and securities law. He regularly ads prominent private equity firms, listed compas: financial institutions and large industrial grout on all corporate aspects of public and private Is

and on corporate reorganisations. Fabrice ford benefits from a strong expertise in the followin business sectors: Aerospace and Defense, Auto Live, Infrastructure and Consumer Retail.

Career: International Business School, Paris 1

University of Paris 1 Panthéon -Sorbonne (LLK

Business and tax law) 1995 Salins Hertzfeld &

bronn, Paris 1996 Admitted as an avocat in Par

1997 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris 201

Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 2005 I

of the Corporate Practice, Freshfields Bruckltat Deringer, Paris 2010 Willkie Farr & Gallagher I

Paris 2012 Joined Clifford Chance Paris as Part 2014

COLLIN, Veronique DLA Piper UK LLP, Paris +33 1 4015 2493 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Véronique Collins main area of practice is banking and general finance, with particular focus on real estate finance, asset fine

and structured finance, including securitisation ronique advises French and international arrant investment funds, groups, and credit institution

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PISANI, Hervé it mhfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris

;3 1 4456 4456

,trr,e,pisani @freahfielda.com

featured in CorporatelM &A (France)

-practice Areas: Hervé leads the corporate and

M &A group in Paris. He specialises in private and

public M &A and regularly advises his clients on

brgh- profile contentious matters. He has advised

the French State and state -owned companies on

rpnvatisation work, and has been involved in many

Epralorprivatisations. With respect to corporate and

isecuritses litigation, Hervé has represented major

corporations in high -profile transactions, takeover

gktigatmons, securities law suits (including cross -

;border matters) and regulatory investigations.

Career Partner at Darrois Villey (2001 to 2011); ll grevtously a partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel.

Eersonal: Professor at Sciences -Po. Graduate

(Panthéon- Sorbonne University and Dauphine

''niversity

PITRON, Michel ide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris

- 33 1 4075 6149 , itron @gide.com


Practice Areas: Partner specialising in dispute

:solution, Michel Pitron acts for States and major

raspantes in the industrial and banking sectors,

ssisting them to implement crisis management ratcgies and to handle both criminal and com-

;rrcial litigation and arbitration, with a particular mphasis on contract law, corporate law, banking

.aw sad insolvency law. He pleads in both French '

and English before national, international and Arbitration courts.

Career: Admitted, Paris Bar (1981); Former member of the Paris Bar Council (2002 -04); Former secretary of the Paris Bar Debating Society (1984); "et up the Gide Hanoi office (Vietnam).

POLLACK, Russell .teary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Moscow -7 49 5660 8500 Pollack @cgsh.com

Featured in CorporatelM &A (France), Corporate /M &A

Pussia)

te wider Russia for profile.

PORTWOOD, Timothy 3redin Prat, Paris ;33 1 4435 3535 'mportwood @bred i nprat.com


ractice Areas: Specialises in International rbitration, acting as counsel, sole arbitrator,

b- arbitrator and chairman in proceedings in both :aguish and French in a wide variety of countries rd involving various industries.

lamer: Partner since 2001. Publications: Has written numerous publications Scellas various articles in the Cahiers d'Arbitrage rid other periodicals. Personal: Graduate of Gonville and Caius College,

ambridge University (BA, Hons., 1987; MA, 1990). solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Pales (1988), Paris Bar (1998).

`PAT, Sébastien -..din Prat, Paris 33 1 4435 3535

lebastienprat @bred Inp rat. cow :.`eatured in Corporate/M&A (France)

practice Areas: Specialises in M &A, private ,çuity, capital markets and litigation. Participates in various working groups which assist the French government on changes to corporate law and Cruelties

law. .ublIpations: Author of ̀ Pactes d'actionnaires relatifs aux transferts de valeurs mobilières' and var-

lus articles: ;: articles: `Le Rachat d'Entreprise par les Salariés MB()); `Les apports du projet Marini au droit des

sociétés français'. Contributor to `La transmission de

l'entreprise familiale; Economica. Personal: Graduate of the University of Paris - Assas (DEA in business law and tax, 1988) and the University of Paris- Descartes (Docteur d'Etat en Droit, 1991). Paris Bar (1992).

PUCCINELLI, José Miguel Estudio Benner Varela, Buenos Aims +54 11 4379 6829 jpuccinelli @ebv.com.ar


Practice Areas: Dr Puccinelli focuses his practice

in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisi-

tions and Art Law.

Professional Memberships: Buenos Aires Bar

Association; International Bar Association. Personal: Education: Universidad Nacional del Lit -

oral, Santa Fe, Argentina (Lawyer, 1989). Université

de Angers, France (Initiation to French Law, 1991;

Degree in Private Law, 1992 and Masters in Business

Law, 1993). Université de Paris 11 Panthéon -Assas,

France (DEA Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies, Post-

graduate in Private International Law). Languages:

Spanish, English and French.

QUENTIN, Bruno Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris +33 1 4075 3670 quentln @gide.com


Practice Areas: Partner specialising in pre -

litigation and litigation work in the fields of cor-

porate, banking & finance, contract law & liability,

as well as media law, Bruno Quentin assists both private clients and businesses before all criminal, civil and commercial courts, and before financial regulators. He has represented public and political figures (ministers before the Court of Justice of the Republic, MPs and the chairpersons of local

authorities). Bruno is an expert consultant at the Club des Juristes (a legal think tank) and lectures on

white collar crime at the ESSEC and HEC business schools. Career: Admitted, Paris Bar (1995).

QUÉRÉ, Michel Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, Paris +33 1 5367 4747 mlchel.quere @hoganlovells.com


Practice Areas: Michel Quéré current practice primarily covers banking law, domestic and cross - border acquisition finance, real estate finance, debt restructuring and structured specialist finance.

Although he principally advises banks regarding

structured and specialist finance operations, he often acts for borrowers /investors in real estate and domestic and cross -borders acquisition finance transactions. Mr Quéré also has strong experience in corporate and M &A. His main existing banking

relations include BNPP, CACIB, Natixis and Société

Générale.

REECE, Rupert Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP, London +44 020 7382 5757 reece @gide.com

Featured in Dispute Resolution (France), Dispute

Resolution (UK)

See under UIC for profile.

REMY, Mathieu Clifford Chance Europe LLP, Paris +33 1 4405 5300 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Mathieu Remy specialises in

domestic and cross -border public and private

M &A, joint ventures and private equity. Mathieu has extensive experience in working for major French financial institutions on M &A activity and

for a broad spectrum of French and international corporations particularly in the consumer goods &

retail, media, energy and telecoms sectors.

LeLdiagy

Career: Paris Bar. Joined Shearman & Sterling

1999, made Partner in 2006. Joined Clifford Chance

in 2011.

Personal: Columbia University, LLM., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1997; Université Paris II Panthéon- Assas, Magistère de Juriste d'Affaires - D.E.S.S. - DJCE, 1994.

RIES, Emmanuelle ebl miller rosenfaick, London +44 020 7553 9938 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Emmanuelle heads the firm's

French Desk. She advises a wide range of international clients on English employment law over the life of the employment relationship, mostly with an international element. She advises on HR documentation and incentive arrangements, senior executive contracts, international mobility issues,

the employment aspects of corporate transactions, reorganisations, restructuring operations, outsourcing, collective redundancies, information and con- sultation with employee representatives at national and European level, restrictive covenant disputes,

team moves and employment related litigation. Em- manuelle speaks French and English. Professional Memberships: The Employment Lawyers Association The Franco British Lawyers

Association The French Chamber of Commerce in Great -Britain The Franco- British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Career: Maitrise in International Private Law

- Paris XI - 1991 Law Society Finals - London - 1993 Clifford Chance - 1994 to 96 Squire Sanders - 1996 to 2001 Jones Day - 2001 to 03

ebl miller Rosenfalck - 04 to date Publications: Workforce Restructuring in Eu-

rope - Bloomsbury Professional - September 2015.

RINGEVAL, Emmanuel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris +33 1 4456 4456 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Emmanuel has wide - ranging experience in all areas of bank financing, with a

particular focus on leveraged lending, infrastructure financing and debt restructuring. He has advised

major private equity funds (such as CVC Capital Partners and Apax Partners) and major financial

institutions in connection with leveraged financing,

recapitalisation and restructuring transactions. He also advised major infrastructure funds (such as

Ardian) and large corporates (such as But) on their borrowings (including bond issues). He has recently advised UGI Corporation on the financing on a

major strategic acquisition. Personal: Universities of Aix-en- Provence ( Maîtrise) and of Montpellier (DESS -DJCE).

RODRÍGUEZ ROS, Anya OMG, Santo Domingo + 1 809 381 0505 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Director in OMG's Legal

Planning Department. Specialises in corporate, commercial and international law, commercial and international arbitration, contractual engineering and foreign investment. Professional Memberships: Member, ICC

Young Arbitrators Forum.

Career: Internships at the International Court of Arbitration of ICC in Paris (2006) and the

International Arbitration Departments of White &

Case LLP and Dechert LLP, Paris (2008). Arbitrator, Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce. Personal: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y

Maestra (PUCMM), Bachelor of Laws, magna cum

laude (2004); Université Panthéon -Assas Paris II,

LLM. in French, European and International Busi-

ness Law (2006) and D.S.U. in international private law (2006).

idua France

ROMAIN, Kate Gredin Prat, Paris +33 1 4435 3535 [email protected]

Featured in Corporate /M&A (France), CorporatelM &A

(USA)

Practice Areas: Specialises in cross -border mergers and acquisitions and handles matters involving both privately- and publicly -held companies, including minority investments, strategic alliances and joint ventures. She deals with issues arising under US and French law related to such transactions. Career: Partner since 2010. Personal: University of Texas School of Law (JD,

1991, with honors). Admissions: Texas Bar (1991), Paris Bar (2004). Native English speaker, fluent in French.

ROMET, Isabelle Véron & Associés, Paris +33 1 4703 6270 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Patent litigation Personal: For more than 25- years, Isabelle Romet has handled landmark cases in all technical fields.

She gained special expertise in life sciences, cosmet- ics, chemistry and green technologies. Her expertise in pharmaceutical patents goes with a focus on supplementary protection certificates. She participated in negotiations and mediations which led to major settlements. Among her most recent victories, one relates to biosimilars and another to data transmission secured by encryption.

ROSELL, Jose Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Paris +33 14405 8061 [email protected]

Featured in Arbitration (International) (Latin America -

wide), Dispute Resolution (France)


ROTH, Luis Linklaters, Paris +33 1 5643 5842 [email protected]


(USA)

Practice Areas: Luis specialises in debt and equity offerings by foreign private and sovereign issuers, whether registered with the SEC or conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. He advises issuers and underwriters in French and Span- ish IPOs, rights offerings, covered bonds, MTN programmes, investment grade debt issues and high yield bond transactions. Professional Memberships: New York Bar;

England and Wales solicitor. Career: 2008 to date: Partner, Linklaters Paris; 2001 -08: Associate, Linklaters Paris; 1997: JD, Columbia University School of Law; 1994: BA in

Economics, cum laude, Yale College.

Personal: Languages: English, French, German, Spanish.

ROUHETTE, Thomas Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, Paris +33 1 5367 4747 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Thomas Rouhette focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on product liability and toxic torts litigation. He frequently appears before the French Commercial and Civil

Courts for international clients working in the sectors of aviation, automotive, consumer goods, industrial equipments and telecommunications and new technologies in disputes relating to product liability, commercial contracts, unfair competition, insurance/reinsurance, market deregulation, transportation law and industrial risks litigation. He advises on the effect of regulations (products recalls, relations with regulatory authorities). Thomas is

experienced in emergency proceedings relating

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covering trade mark and copyright issues, keywords,

social media, domain names and new gTLDs.

He also advises on data protection and privacy,

intermediary liability, encryption regulation and

security issues, software licensing and development

agreements. David is a panelist within several inter-

national domain name organisations. Memberships:

WIPO, CMAP, UDRP, ICANN, INTA.

TERRIER, Georges Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Paris +33 1 5659 3600 [email protected]

Featured in CorporatelM &A (France), Dispute Resolu-

tion (France)

practice Areas: Corporate and Litigation Partner

in Davis Polk's Paris office. Recognised as a leader

of the French Bar, both for his experience in the

areas of mergers and acquisitions and securities

law, notably in corporate governance, as well as his

second -to -none litigation skills, experience and

strategic advice. Clients include sonar of the largest

French companies in the fields of luxury goods,

industry, transport, banking and insurance.

Professional Memberships: Member of Paris Bar.

Career: In -house Counsel, Goodyear France

(1973 -79). Jeantet Associes since 1980, Partner (1982 -2001), Chairman of the management com-

mittee (2001 -07).

THOUVENOT, Sébastien ENSafrica (Mauritius), Port Louis +230 212 2215 sthouve n of @ENSafrica.corn

Featured in General Business Law (Mauritius), Projects

(France)

See under Mauritius for profile.

TIBI, Marie- Laurence Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paris +33 1 4074 6800 mtibi @cgsh.com


Practice Areas: Corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions, including capital markets transactions, structured financings and derivative products, joint ventures and public and private M &A transactions. Professional Memberships: Member of the Bars

of Paris and New York.

Career: Joined the firm in 1992, became Partner in 2001. LLM, New York University School of Law

(1992); Law degree, University of Paris X - Pais - Nanterre (1991); and graduate degree from Ecole

HEC (1988).

TOURAINE, Hervé Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris +33 1 4456 4456 herve.touraine @freshfields.com


Practice Areas: Hervé focuses on banking, structured finance and capital markets transactions, working with financial institutions, corporates, rat- ing agencies, monolines, investors, asset managers and regulatory authorities. He advises on domestic and international transactions (including many firsts in France and Europe) such as international securitisation transactions, covered bonds, corporate structured bonds, project bonds, debt funds and the establishment of dedicated origination and refinancing platforms. He acted on transactions for financing or refinancing purposes (including liquidity), and for off -balance sheet or regulatory capital purposes. Professional Memberships: General Secretary and a founding member of the Structured Finance Institute (Paris). Career: Partner since 1998,

TOUTOUNJI, Sarni L Shearman & Sterling LLP, Paris +33 1 5389 7000 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Capital Markets. Career: Sari Toutounji is the head of the lirais Corporate Group in Paris and of its European compensation and benefits activity. The C &B team

advises European corporations and financial institutions on the design and international roll -out of their compensation plans, and of related issues of governance. The team is a leader in the continental market for equity plans, based on both the number of plans implemented every year and their complex-

ity. These plans ratage from executive LTIs to all -

employee stock purchase plans with sophisticated

leverage and guarantee features. Recent plans have

covered over 120 countries.

TRIET, Grégoire Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris +33 1 4075 6151 triet @gide.com


Practice Areas: Partner specialising in international patent and trademark litigation, Grégoire

has wide-ranging experience in national and cross - border patent infringement and validity disputes. hn

patent law, he has worked on the most recent drugs cases, more specifically in supplementary protection certificates. He also handles copyright and unfair competition cases.

Professional Memberships: Former president of A.A.P.I.; Member of the Board of Directors of

A.I.PPI.; European Patent Lawyers Association

(E.P.L.A.W.); American Intellectual Property Law

Association (A.I.P.L.A.); Association des Praticiens

Européens des Brevets (A.P.E.B.); I.N.T.A.;

A.P.R.A.M.; E.C.T.A.; L.E.S.

Career: Admitted, Paris Bar (1980).

TRISTANT, Jean -Christophe DLA Piper UK LLP, Paris +33 1 4015 2571 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Focuses practice on intellectual

property (patents, trademarks, designs and models, copyright), and is active in both licensing and litiga- don in connection with IP rights, Also experienced with the regulation and marketing of products and services, especially in the agribusiness and life

sciences sectors. Professional Memberships: Member, AIPPI

(International Association for the Protection of In-

tellectual Property); INTA (International Trademark Association); Paris Bar,

Publications: Author of numerous legal articles,

collaborating with diverse French and international publications. Personal: Postgraduate Law Degree, University

of Paris I, 1988; Law Degree, University of Paris

11, 1987; Diploma, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de

Paris, 1986.

TURNER, Peter Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris +33 1 4456 4456 [email protected]




VAN GALLEBAERT, Christine Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI, Paris +33 1 4075 3680 vangallebaert @gide.com


Practice Areas: Partner specialising in securitisation transactions, covered bonds and more generally financings backed by any type of financial assets,

including public receivables arising from infrastructure projects, trade receivables, residential mortgage

loans or commercial mortgage loans (RMBS and CMBS), consumer loans, revolving credits and doubtful receivables. She was involved in the establishment of several French covered bonds issuers for

French and foreign banking or corporate groups and on the securitisation of various financial assets. She

also regularly advises sponsors or banks in Public - Private Partnership financings, most of which being refinanced through the issue of covered bonds.

VÉRON, Pierre Véron & Associés, Lyon +33 4 7269 3939 [email protected]

Featured in Intellectual Properly (France)

Practice Areas: Patent litigation Personal: Pierre Véron is unanimously praised for his skills and exceptional experience in patent litigation. He founded the European Patent Lawyers

Association (EPLAW) in 2001. Between 2007 and

2012, he served as an expert with the European

Commission for the creation of the Unified Patent

Court. He then joined the drafting committee of the

Rules of Procedure of this court. He now belongs to

the expert panel advising the preparatory committee of the UPC. He has been involved in several arbitra-

tion proceedings, either as counsel, arbitrator or chairman of the arbitration panel.

VIGNAUD, Jean- Pierre Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paris +33 1 4074 6800 jvignaud @cgsh.com

Featured in CorporatelM &A (Africa- wide), Projects

(Africa- wide), Projects (France)


VU- GRÉGOIRE, My Linh X Jones Day, Frankfurt am Main +49 69 9726 3932 [email protected]


Practice Areas: My Linh Vu- Grégoire advises

clients on pan-European mergers, takeovers and takeover defenses, corporate governance, and restructurings with extensive experience in transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector. She

also regularly advises private equity in distressed

deals. Her experience in the energy sector includes

advising on nascent nuclear programs, uranium training, LNG and pipeline projects and recewables.

She recently advised EDF on the El billion LNG

terminal in Dunkerque, France and on EDF's takeover of Edison S.p.A. with a total transaction value at

approximately 4 billion. My Linh has also acted as

interim general counsel for a NYSE -listed client.

WATSON, John Latham & Watkins, London +33 1 4062 2188 john.watson @Iw.com


(USA), Capital Markets (UK)

See under UK for profile.

WOLRICH, Peter M Curtis, Mallet- Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, Paris +33 1 4268 72 pwolrich @curtis.com


Practice Areas: International Arbitration. Professional Memberships: New York State Bar

Association; Avocat à la Cour de Paris; and Cheva-

lier de la Légion d'Honneur Career: Peter Woirich is a recognised leader in the

field of international arbitration and dispute resolu-

tion. He acts as Counsel, Chairman of Arbitrai Tribunals, Sole Arbitrator, or Co- Arbitrator in

ICC, ICSID, LCIA, NIA, Swiss, Stocldaolm and ad hoc arbitrations, and is active in both treaty /inves-

tor and commercial arbitrations. He has served as

Dispute Board Chairman and is a CEDR accredited mediator. He regularly publishes articles and speaks

at universities and conferences throughout the

world, including ICC, International Bar Association

(IBA), and Union Internationale des Avocats (MIA)

events. Mr Wohich served as Chairman of the ICC

Commission on Arbitration from 2002 to 2013. He

was Chairman of the Task Force on the Revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration and was one of the principal draftsmen of the 2012 ICC Rules. He was

also a principal draftsman of the ICC ADR Rules,

the ICC Rudes for Expertise, and the ICC Dist

Board Rules. He is a member of the Editorial of the ICC Bulletin. Mr Wolrich spearheaded work at the ICC Commission to produce a GI

for ln House Counsel, to assist them in the of

management of an arbitration. Personal: JD, Georgetown University, Edito. Georgetown Law Journal, 1973; AM, Brown t

sity, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1969; AB, mag laude, Temple University, 196$ University Cc

of London, 1967.

ZAMPA, Jean -Marc Holman Fenwick Willan France LLP, Paris +33 1 44 94 31 12 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Jean -Marc has specialised nearly 20 years in complex financial transacti including ship finance, secured and unsecure syndicated loan transactions, acquisition fina export finance and distressed related transact Jean -Marc has particularly strong experience in domestic and cross- border structured and tax -advantaged financings and regularly acts French and European banks. Before joining I

Jean -Marc was a Partner at Orrick (Paris) fro and headed the Banking and Finance group t

from 2009. Prior to this he seas at Watson Fai

& Williams, HSBC CCF and Arthur Anderse International.

ZIADÉ, Roland Linklaters, Paris +33 4 5643 2834 [email protected]

Featured in Dispute Resolution (Middle East -wit

Dispute Resolution (Africa- wide), Dispute Resol

(France)


ZIEGLER, Andrea Baker & McKenzie, Frankfurt am Main +49 69 2990 8554 a ndrea.ziegler @bákermckenzie.com


Practice Areas: Ms Ziegler has more than years of experience in M &A, private equity, j ventures and corporate restructurings. She It

resented numerous financial and strategic in such as Schneider Electric, Alston, Air Liqu

SAFRAN, Carrefour. Career: Partner at Balker & McKenzie since

attorney at "Société Juridique et Fiscale Franc

mande" (Groupe Coffra), Paris (1991- 1993), t

lecturer at the "Institut de Droit Comparé Par

Publications: Bridging the Evaluation Gap book 2011 German M &A Association Bret

Fees in M &A Transactions, M &A Review 1/

Options in Share Purchase Agreements, M

Review 10/2005

Personal: Languages: German, English, Fri

ZIERAU, Britta Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Fran am Main +49 6927 3080 [email protected]


Practice Areas: Britta is a member of the c

practice group specialising in private M &A, j

ventures and general corporate law advice. Bi

operates the French Desk at the Frankfurt off

Career: Joined Freshfields in 1991; partner 1995; managing partner of the Frankfurt off

2011.

Personal: She completed her legal educatic University of Saarbruecken and obtained he of doctor of laws at the University of Frankf Main.

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VEROIJ & ASSOCIES www.veron.com tel: +33 1 47 036 262 fax: +33 1 47 036 269

Managing Partners: Isabelle Romet, Thomas Bouvet, Sabine Agé

Partners: Pierre Véron, Amandine Métier Number of partners: 5

Number of lawyers: 12

Number of fee -earners: 18

Languages: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

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Firm Overview:

Véron & Associés is a French law firm entirely dedicated to the prevention and the resolution of disputes involving patents, trade secrets and plant breeders' rights. Litigation, strategic advice, negotiation, arbitration and mediation are all facets of the firm's practice. Véron & Associés obtained the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015 Managing Intellectual Property Award for the French Law Firm of the Year and the 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2014 Décideurs Award for the Best Intellectual Property Law Practice in France. To enable clients from all technical areas and all countries to find the best solution in their technical disputes for a reasonable budget, Véron & Associés combines a multidisciplinary team, working methods forged by experience, cutting edge technical resources, an international network of experts, together with the personal commit- ment and the team spirit of 30 members working in French and English. Thanks to its multidisciplinary team based in Paris and Lyon, including 12 attorneys -at -law, an economic litigation consultant, a professor of physics and chemistry, a graphic designer and three legal translators, Véron & Associés is able to handle all aspects, legal, financial and technical, of a case, in all sectors of industry. The scientific consultant assists the lawyers to elaborate a strong technical reasoning and design convincing visual aids with the in -house graphic designer and cutting edge software, while the economic litigation consultant allows the clients to assess the financial stakes of the case at all stages. International strategies are developed in coordination with an open network of foreign litigators. Deeply involved in the construction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), notably through Pierre Véron, the firm helps its clients define their future strategies. Véron & Associés litigators took part to several UPC mock trials. Active in research and in most intellectual property associations (AIPPI, EPLAW, APEB, AAPI, LES, AIPLA, IPO), the members of the firm lecture on patent litigation in a number of universities and conferences. They are the authors or co- authors of several books such as Saisie- contrefaçon, edited by Pierre Véron, published by Dalloz (3rd edition, 2012), Saisie -contrefaçon trilingual edition (2015), Global Patent Litigation: How and Where to Win, published by Bloomberg BNA (2014) with the contribution of Thomas Bouvet, Patent Enforcement Worldwide, edited by Christopher Health and published by Hart Publishing (3rd edition, 2015), with the contribution of Isabelle Romet, Amandine Métier and Dora Talvard. The firm has maintained a statistical study of French case law since 1990 which can be found on the firm's website. In order to promote legal research in its area of expertise, the firm created the Véron & Associés patent litigation thesis award ( "Prix de thèse Véron & Associés contentieux des brevets d'invention "), which rewards the best thesis in the field and whose 3rd edition took place in April 2015. It also created the website www.frenchpatentcaselaw.info to make available to the public the English translation of landmark French decisions.

Main Areas of Practice: Véron & Associés deals with all aspects of patent disputes: infringement, validity, ownership and co- ownership, compensation for employee's inventions, licenses and other agreements, as well as contractual disputes. It is also one of the very few French firms deeply involved in plant breeder's rights disputes and in trade secret litigation.

Véron & Associés experience encompasses all technical fields and industry sectors for clients from all over the world and from all categories (private, public, research institutes) and sizes.

In life sciences, the firm has represented major actors in landmark cases in the field of pharmaceuticals and biosimilars, notably on the grounds of supplementary protection certificates (patent term extensions), cosmet- ics, biotechnology, diagnosis, vaccines, ophthalmology, nanotechnology, veterinary products, phytosanitary products, genetically modified plants, medical devices.

Electronics and telecoms are other major areas of practice for Véron & Associés, which has been involved in some of the highest profile cases disputed in France and which has gained special expertise in the discussion about FRAND licenses. This area includes disputes relating to data transmission secured by encryption for a wide range of applications, from banks to digital tachographs for trucks.

In the field of mechanics, Véron & Associés high profile cases include aerospace, automobile, trains, elevators, industrial engineering, a great range of household appliances and consumer goods, sport and leisure equipment.

Véron & Associés handled a large number of cases in the field of chemistry, including a broad range of polymers.

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