Lawways

IT, TELECOMS, THE INTERNET & IP

Founding Partner: Gilles Rouvier has a sharp and recognized expertise in the field of New Technologies and their development, more specifically in digitalization, software, data privacy and contract law, all types of IT-related agreements, SaaS agreements, facilities management, IT outsourcing, ERP, ASP, BPO, cloud computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, purchasing/sourcing and procurement/subcontracting agreements, licenses/sales – IP assignments.

Gilles Rouvier started as an attorney in 1995 before setting up Lawways in early 2006. Previously, Gilles worked for law firms with an international outreach such as August & Debouzy and Gide Loyrette Nouel as well as within the legal departments of international industrial and financial conglomerates. Gilles spent several years as an in-house counsel in General Electric, where he gained inside understanding of business processes and developed a practical, economic approach to legal issues. This dual experience now allows him to offer high added-value solutions.Gilles lectures at the Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP) in the specialized Master’s program in Expert Cloud Computing and SaaS.

English, French

International Technology Law Association www.ITechLaw.org : President of the “Tech M&A Committee”

Cyberlex.org (President)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) : life alumni

IFCLA (International Federation of Computer Law Associations)

AFCDP: Association Française des Correspondants aux Données Personnelles Associations

ACE: Avocats Conseils d'Entreprises

Gilles is a graduate of UCLA (US Business Law, Communication, Los Angeles – 2002) and also earned a DESS postgraduate degree in Industrial Property law (Panthéon Assas University, Paris II – 1994) and a DEA postgraduate degree in Business Law (Panthéon Assas University, Paris II – 1992). He received a special distinction from Paris University – 1991 (Laureate in Business Law).

Gilles enjoys running and training for marathons in his spare time.