Offering a comprehensive practice in the IT sector, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is skilled in handling contract negotiations, legal structurings of digital technology projects, and cybersecurity issues. Other areas of expertise include software protection and IT-related litigation. The team is constantly consolidating its position in the market as a go-to advisor on Web3, NFT and metaverse matters, and also continues to provide counsel for major players in the banking sector. The team is co-led by Thierry Dor, who advises both domestic and global clients on a breadth of issues from outsourcing to software integration, and Julien Guinot-Deléry, who oversees strategic tech and digital litigation.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Amazing and highly competent team with a very high quality of legal services across the team.'

  • 'Thierry Dor has instilled a team approach focused on the clients' needs, openness, simplifying complex matters and extremely high availability and reactivity. A team which we always want to work with and provides the right solution to our needs.’
  • ‘Thierry Dor is a true partner for any in-house legal team or business team with an excellent knowledge of the business and technology.'

Key clients

  • BNPP
  • Crédit Mutuel Arkea
  • International Chamber of Commerce
  • Agence France Presse
  • Aura Blockchain Consortium
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Cybelangel
  • Europ Assistance
  • MWM
  • Pipedrive

Work highlights

  • Assisting Agence France Presse with its software license negotiation with Microsoft, including challenging the pricing conditions.
  • Advised BNP Paribas on its transaction with CACEIS to combine their issuer services activities in a joint venture.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thierry Dor, Julien Guinot-Deléry