Mrs Marie-Aimée de Dampierre > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.

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.