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Bremond & Associés to join its 'efficient and
organised' team, which has a strong lender -side
practice and is increasingly being retained by debtors and investors. It advised CACIB on Rives
Défense's restructuring. Litigator Philippe Métais
and finance specialist Raphaël Richard are
recommended.
Insurance
bops Avocats is the 'go -to firm for insurance and
dispute resolution' matters. The 'very
knowledgeable' eight -partner firm covers a broad
range of fields such as coverage litigation, professional indemnity insurance and
reinsurance for many leading insurers and
reinsurers. It is particularly active in the aviation,
construction and environment sectors. Christian
Bouckaert has 'gravitas and excellent client
manners'. Pascal Ormen, Rémi Passemard, Carole
Sportes, Valérie Ravit, Aurélia Cadain, Alexis
Valençon and Romain Dupeyré are also key
figures.
Gide's 'highly strategic' team 'immediately
grasps and addresses issues at stake; has
'comprehensive expertise' and is recommended
for contractual, regulatory or litigation issues.
Clients include many leading insurers such as
Chartis and Axa. Practice head Richard Ghueldre
ranks among the 'top experts in France
and Europe Senior associate Charles -Eric
Delamare Deboutteville is 'a reference for
distribution -related regulatory matters and life
insurance'
HMN & Partners is an absolute reference for
contentious matters, notably in the aviation and
wider transport sectors. Bernard Mettetal, Gérard
Honig and Simon Ndiaye are strongly
recommended.
Clyde & Co LLP's 11- lawyer practice
combines strong contentious and non -
contentious expertise, particularly in aviation and maritime matters, or where its multinational capabilities can be brought to bear. It advises
insurers and reinsurers such as Swiss Re and
INSURANCE
bops Avocats
Gide
HMN & Partners
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Clyde & Co LLP
Da Ros Associés
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Ince & Co France SCP
Norton Rose Fulbright Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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recently assisted AIG with the cross -border
merger of two subsidiaries. Gildas Rostain has
great experience in French and international
industrial cases. Yannis Samothrakis is 'a really
good lawyer'
Da Ros Associés regularly advises leading
insurers and reinsurers on complex corporate
and regulatory matters including assisting
MetLife with its global corporate reorganisation.
The five -lawyer boutique also handles
contentious claims. Jérôme Da Ros and Isabelle
Deloison are the key contacts.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP has an
'outstanding knowledge of insurance and
reinsurance issues'. The firm advises many leading
French, US and Japanese insurers such as Allianz
and Scor on insurance law, including regulatory and corporate matters. The dedicated Sébastien
Gros advises on corporate and regulatory issues,
while Thomas Rouhette leads on product liability work. The team is acting for Global Aerospace as
insurer of Boeing in several high -profile airline
disaster cases.
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP is a strong
name for complex or international liability claims
in the maritime, transport and industrial sectors.
The 'highly responsive' lawyers act for many
leading insurers such as Axa and ACE. Oliver
Purcell heads the practice, which includes
Guillaume Brajeux and Pierre -Olivier Leblanc,
who are praised as being skilful and available.
Pierre -Etienne Kuehn joined Hascoët & Associés.
Ince & Co France SCP is particularly retained
for maritime, energy and policy coverage issues.
The firm is notably involved in the Yogi and
Napoléon Bonaparte shipwreck cases. Gilles
Gauthier, Alexandre Besnard, Jérôme de
Sentenac, Mathieu Croix and Vy -Loan Huynh-
Olivieri are the key names.
Bénédicte Denis heads Norton Rose
Fulbright's 'efficient' team, which has corporate
OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS
Bird & Bird
Carakters
Granrut Avocats
Karila
Lefèvre Pelletier & associés
Linklaters LLP
Preel Hecquet Payet-Godel (PHPG & Partners)
Reed Smith
Sorba Payrau
Boken
Corus
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ° Eversheds LLP
Lmt Avocats ° Vatier & Associés
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and regulatory expertise. The team recently completed a number of major transactions. Clients include Axa and SCOR. Counsel Orsolya
Hegedus is the key contact for product liability and other litigation matters, following Barthélemy Cousin's move to Stephenson Harwood.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's William Torchiana
regularly advises the world's largest insurance
companies on complex cross -border corporate, restructuring and securities matters. The team assisted Axa with the sale of its private equity business.
Intellectual property Boutiques
Armengaud Guerlain advises prominent clients
in the fashion and industrial sectors on trade mark, model and patent litigation. Stéphane
Guerlain, Jacques Armengaud and Catherine
Mateu are the key contacts.
Casalonga Avocats is made up of some ten
lawyers, including six partners, who advise on
major pharmaceutical patent cases. The practice
also handles trade mark disputes in the fashion
sector and works in collaboration with Bureau
D.A Casalonga - Josse. Arnaud Casalonga and
Caroline Casalonga are recommended.
Cousin & Associés has strong expertise in
pharmaceutical and other life sciences patent litigation, as well as trade mark cases. The six -
lawyer practice include Pierre Cousin, Myriam
Moatty, Sandrine Bouvier -Rayon and Jean -Martin
Chevalier, who is a top expert in plant variety
protection.
Cabinet Escande's six -lawyer team excels at
trade mark, model and labelling litigation.
Michel -Paul Escande heads the practice, which
advises prestigious French and international
clients, notably in the fashion and industrial
sectors.
Hoyng Monegier LLP's eight -lawyer team is
involved in several multi - jurisdictional patent litigation disputes in the defence and telecoms
sectors. The firm also has strong trade mark
expertise and advises a prominent client base
including L'Oréal, Lagardère, and Philips. Patent
specialist Denis Monégier du Sorbier and soft IP
expert Sophie Micallef are highly recommended. Marie Georges -Picot has 'in -depth trade mark
expertise Benoît Strowel is an expert in life
sciences patent matters.
Cabinet Schertenleib is 'one of the top firms
for technical patent litigation, especially for life
sciences matters'. The two -lawyer firm represents
new entrants in high- stakes drug patent litigation. Recently, it obtained a major victory for Mylan in a dispute with Sanofi in which
Mylan became the only generics manufacturer
to be authorised to sell a version of blockbuster
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Boutiques
Armengaud Guerlain 1 Casalonga Avocats
Cousin & Associés
Escande, Cabinet
Hoyng Monegier LLP
Schertenleib, Cabinet
Véron & Associés
OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS
Arénaire
Bouchara Avocats, Cabinet
Clairmont Avocats
Duclos Thorne Mollet - Viéville & Associés
Hollier- Larousse & Associés
Jacobacci
Kern, Weyl & Andréani
Laude Esquier Champey
Lavoix Avocats
Noésis Avocats
Vincent Varet Avocats
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drug CoAprovel in France and the EU. Denis
Schertenleib, who is qualified as a lawyer in
France and the UK as well as having an academic
background in biosciences, is 'able to handle the
most complex legal and technical matters' Of
counsel Ombeline Degrèze- Péchade is also
recommended.
Véron & Associés is unanimously recognised as the leading patent litigation firm in France. The 14- lawyer practice has the 'highest
level of sophisticated expertise' and is often
involved in high -end multi - jurisdictional cases,
regularly winning matters for clients such as Air
Liquide and Vorwerk. The firm also handles key
matters in the healthcare sector and recently
assisted Sanofi in defending its supplementary protection certificates on blockbuster drug CoAprovel. The five partners in the practice are
leading expert Pierre Véron, Isabelle Romet,
Thomas Bouvet, Sabine Age and newly
promoted partner Amandine Métier.
Intellectual property Full- service firms
Allen & Overy LLP advises on the most high -
profile patent cases in the pharmaceutical and
hi -tech sectors, including representing Samsung
in its fight with Apple Inc. The 20- lawyer practice
has also been very successful assisting leading
pharmaceutical companies in patent rights cases
against generics manufacturers. 'Extremely
hardworking' practice head Laëtitia Bénard is 'one
of the best patent litigators'. The 'very good' David
Por was promoted to the partnership. Counsel
Pierre Lenoir is also highly regarded.
Bird & Bird's full- service practice fields 15
lawyers. Practice head Yves Bizollon and Anne -
Charlotte Le Bihan are patent litigation experts
in the electronics and technology sectors. The
firm is notably representing the European
Central Bank regarding alleged patent
infringement on banking notes. The strong trade
mark team, which includes Rebecca Delorey and
the 'committed and professional' Nathalie Ruffin,
assists clients such as Abercrombie & Fitch. Marc
Schuler is particularly involved in media -related
matters.
Dentons' ten-lawyer practice handles patent litigation and trade mark work. It is involved in a
groundbreaking multi - jurisdictional patent litigation case. CNRS is also a client for patent
work. In the trade mark field, the team
represents leading luxury companies and also
advises major multinational groups such as
Coca -Cola and Havaianas. Isabelle Leroux is one
of France's leading trade mark practitioners and
David Masson is 'creative, responsive and reasonable. Senior counsel Gérard Delile and
new recruit Professor Michel Vivant are also key
figures in the team.
Gide's 20- lawyer team 'always delivers
responses in a timely manner'. It has leading
patent expertise and handles key matters in the pharmaceutical and technological sectors.
Grégoire Triet is representing Samsung in its
dispute with Apple Inc regarding licensing
issues, as well as acting for La Maison du Café in
a case against Nestle regarding patents on
Nespresso capsules. The firm also advises
leading companies on trade mark issues.
Emmanuel Larere, Arnaud Michel and the
'technically very good' Raphaëlle Dequiré- Portier are also recommended.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP's 24- lawyer team
is one of the market's largest and most
comprehensive. It is handling high -profile multi -
jurisdictional patent litigation in the
pharmaceutical and technology sectors. The
team also has 'extremely high' expertise in trade marks, where it manages strategic cases for Lego
and PMU. Practice head and trade mark expert
Marie -Aimée de Dampierre has 'impressive
business acumen'. Patent expert Dominique Ménard and Xavier Buffet Delmas, who has a
broad practice, are also recommended. The firm's
domain name practice under David Taylor is one
of the leading practices globally, representing
Facebook and many other internet giants.
August & Debouzy handles major
pharmaceutical patent cases, such as its
representation of Teva Santé in obtaining a key
decision regarding the launch of a generic
product. The firm also acted for Ethical Coffee to successfully cancel Nespresso's patent on coffee
capsules before the European Patent Office.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Full- service firms
Allen & Overy LIP
Bird & Bird
Dentons
Gide
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
August & Debouzy 2 Jones Day
Reed Smith
Baker & McKenzie SCP 3 DLA Piper
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ° Dechert
Eversheds LLP
FTPA
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Olswang France LLP
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Grégoire Desrousseaux is 'competent and very
responsive, and 'visionary expert' François Pochart
has 'remarkable analytical skills. The firm also
handles trade marks and soft IP work through Mahasti Razavi and Kami Haeri, who is praised
for his listening abilities and pugnacity. The highly regarded Emmanuel Baud heads
Jones Day's six -lawyer team, which has strong
trade mark expertise. It successfully represented
Europcar in a dispute with the City of Paris. The
firm is also representing a bank in a major patent
litigation case.
Reed Smith's six -lawyer team provides 'very
good services' and is highly regarded for its
patent litigation expertise. It is highly 'knowledgeable' in the pharmaceutical sector,
where it assists major laboratories in defending
blockbuster drugs. The firm also advises on
trade mark, copyright and IP portfolio issues,
notably in the wine and luxury goods sectors.
The highly respected Marina Cousté heads
the practice, which also includes François
Jonquères.
Baker & McKenzie SCP's 12- lawyer team
provides 'very high level services' and is
recommended for its 'strong understanding of clients' businesses'. It mainly advises on trade
marks and portfolio management for clients such as Nokia and Hennessy. The team recently represented Atos in a trade mark dispute.
Virginie Ulmann and practice head Jean -François
Bretonnière are highly recommended. DLA Piper's patent litigation practice
provides 'excellent services'. The 'very experienced'
Jean -Christophe Tristant handles major cases for healthcare sector clients such as West
Pharmaceutical Services. Laurence Julien -Raes
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OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS
Adamas
Aramis ° CMS
DS Avocats
Kahn & Associés
Lazareff Le Bars
NomoS
Pinsent Masons LLP
Renault Thominette Vignaud & Reeve
Taylor Wessing
Wragge & Co
Altana
Astura
Bersay & Associés
Clifford Chance
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I
Field Fisher Waterhouse
Granrut Avocats
K &L Gates LLP
LMBE Avocats
Lmt Avocats ° Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
Lefèvre Pelletier & associés
Lexington Avocats
Linklaters LLP
Racine
SBKG & Associés
Simmons & Simmons LLP
White & Case LLP
Wilhelm & Associés
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advises on trade mark portfolio management,
where clients include McDonald's and Pathé.
Patrick Boiron joined KGA Avocats.
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has strong
trade mark and patent expertise, particularly in
the healthcare sector as well as the audiovisual and sports industries. Louis de Gaulle, Frank
Valentin and Julien Horn are the key contacts.
Dechert's five- lawyer team is increasingly
being appointed in key patent disputes in the healthcare, electronics and telecoms industries. Clients include Tate & Lyle, LG Electronics and
Technip. The team also handles trade mark work.
Practice head Marianne Schaffner has 'an agile
mind and extreme competencies:
Eversheds LLP's 'very good and responsive'
practice attracts a high -profile client base for issues pertaining to trade marks, designs and
models in the luxury goods sector. Clients
include Gucci. Gaétan Cordier is 'extremely
focused on responding to his clients' needs'.
FTPA's 'very committed', eight -lawyer team has 'very high litigation and IP expertise', and is
'always available to respond to clients' queries'. It
represents prominent clients in the luxury goods, media and industrial sectors. 'First -class
expert' Antoine Gautier -Sauvagnac is
recommended along with Fabrice Lorvo and
Philippe Pochet.
The strong- minded Alexandra Néri heads
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's seven -lawyer
team, which is a leading choice for challenging
trade marks relating to the internet and social
media. Google France and Twitter are regular
clients. The team also handles patent litigation.
Sébastien Proust and of counsel Céline Bey are
the other key team -members.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP's Stefan
Naumann handles major patent work in the healthcare sector and successfully acted for
Dentsply to defeat a patent invalidation claim
pertaining to a dental instrument. He also
advises many US multinationals and leading
movie studios on IP issues.
Jean -Frédéric Gaultier heads Olswang France LLP's four -lawyer team, which handles
multi - jurisdictional patent cases in the telecoms
and electronic sectors. The firm also assists
luxury goods and fashion industry clients with trade mark and copyright issues. Clients include Richemont and Danone.
Intellectual property Patent and trade mark attorneys
This section introduces France's best patent and
trade mark attorneys (CPI - Conseils en Propriété
Industrielle). The CPI firms advise inventors on
protecting and exploiting their rights. More
than 900 experts have the title of CPI, divided
between engineers (who specialise in patents)
and jurists (who deal with trade mark
issues).
Cabinet Beau de Loménie manages more
than 55,000 patents and 71,000 trade marks
belonging to leading French and international
clients, particularly in the aerospace,
pharmaceutical, mechanical and retail sectors.
The firm fields 220 professionals including 70
industrial property specialists based in Paris,
Lille, Lyon and Marseille, as well as offices
internationally in Birmingham, Munich and
Duisburg. Aurélia Marie leads the trade mark
practice. The patent team is headed by Jean -
Jacques Joly, Philippe Hubert, the 'outstanding'
Didier Intès, Pierre -Louis Désormière, François
Delumeau, and Pierre Balesta.
Lavoix is one of Europe's busiest patent registration firms and is also highly proficient in
anti -piracy matters. It advises many CAC 40 and
multinational companies. The firm fields 200
professionals (including 60 engineers) based in
Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes and Munich. It
works in close collaboration with Lavoix Avocats.
Regimbeau advises leading groups in the technology, telecoms and life sciences sectors.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patent and trade mark attorneys
Beau de Loménie, Cabinet 1
Lavoix
Regimbeau
Santarelli
OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS
Brevelex
DA Casalonga - Josse, Bureau
Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud SAS (EGYP)
Germain & Maureau
LLR
Marks & Clerk
Novagraaf Technologies SA
Plasseraud, Cabinet
Didier Martin, Cabinet
Dreyfus & Associés
IXAS Conseil
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The firm has 200 professionals - including 60
industrial property specialists - based in Paris,
Munich and six other offices.
Santarelli fields 140 professionals including
40 industrial property attorneys, engineers
and jurists spread across the Paris, Marseille
and Toulouse offices. The firm has a particularly
strong patent practice in the biotechnology,
chemicals, IT and pharmaceutical sectors.
The practice is handling patent cases against
new market entrants and advising major
French and international clients on patent
registration. The firm also deals with trade mark
and anti- piracy work. Clients include Sanofi
and Nike. Luc Santarelli heads the team.
Media and entertainment Boutiques
Media and entertainment boutiques are listed
alphabetically in this section.
The 'remarkable' Bauer & Bigot is a key
name in the press and publishing fields with Christophe Bigot and Camille Bauer.
Crossen & Borowsky has 'excellent industry
knowledge and experience' in the film and TV area
through the 'incredible' Sophie Borowsky.
De Baecque Avocats' Olivier de Baecque
advises contemporary galleries as well as artists'
estates and international museums.
Gilles Vercken Law Firm's 'overall level of service is very high'. The 'very responsive and
committed' eight -lawyer team advises major
French publishers and is also 'one of the best
advisers for digital and audiovisual issues'. The
practice also has strong experience in the music
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