Etienne Drouard > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

The team at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is lauded by clients for being ‘one of the most expert teams in the market’ and acts for a strong roster of clients including international mass media companies and search engines. Etienne Drouard advises private and public entities operating IT and telecoms infrastructures, as well as clients involved with online services, digital media, e-commerce, mobility, and transport services, financial, insurance and payment services. Julie Schwartz has significant expertise with regards to data breach responses, negotiating data processing agreements, and assisting clients during CNIL dawn-raids as well as GDPR compliance, drafting internal policies and privacy impact assessments.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP has been kept busy recently handling financing and transactional matters as they pertain to the luxury goods industry, but its expertise also extends to IP matters, as well as tax and employment issues. IP expert Marie-Aimée de Dampierre; Etienne Drouard , who advises on the IT aspects of deals; and employment expert Thierry Meillat , are the key names.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP‘s team handles a varied workload which covers domestic and cross-border transactional matters, regulatory and contentious telecoms work. Etienne Drouard  and Charlotte Le Roux are the names to note.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP maintains a strong position in the market, where the IT and internet group is well versed at dealing with AI, fintech, and outsourcing matters, telecoms contracts negotiation, and the drafting of IT agreements, such as SaaS contracts. Elsewhere, the group is equipped to deal with tech litigation and domain name matters, often assisting clients with online brand protection matters. Etienne Drouard has transactional and regulatory expertise, and focuses on data privacy and digital media, while Patrice Navarro covers commercial and tech contracts, and David Taylor handles technical domain name management and related competition. Jane Seager concentrates on phishing and cybersecurity concerns, Christine Gateau is a key contact for contractual liability matters, and Mikael Salmela handles strategic agreements in the tech sector.