David Taylor > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

As part of the firm’s intellectual property, media, and technology team, Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP advises a roster of impressively large multi-national corporations that operate in a variety of sectors, including luxury fashion, entertainment, leisure, and food and beverages, as well as retail. The firm frequently handles the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious work and often appears before French and European courts to defend and prosecute on behalf of clients regarding copyright infringement. Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, who is a mediation specialist, co-heads the team alongside David Taylor and Jane Seager. Together, the trifecta also handles contract and agreement negotiation, pre-contentious matters, and regulatory advice.

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.

The team at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP regularly advises on the full gamut of issues including complex litigation both before French and European courts including EUIPO, as well as transactional matters, oppositions, registrations, and portfolio management. The firm also has strength in pre-litigation settlement including arbitration and mediation. Marie-Aimée de Dampierre is noted for her ‘command of subjects spanning from A to Z’. David Taylor is highly reputed for his work in internet-related branding matters. Jane Seager focuses on the protection and recuperation of domain names as well as phishing and cyber-security matters. Claire Bratel provides additional support.