August Debouzy combines depth of bench with a breadth of notable instructing clients, many of them key global players. The experienced team is well equipped to provide services in the following areas: artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud and robotics issues. Matters concerning gaming, fintech and smart cities are also strengths. Additionally, the group is recommended for its contentious skills, and regularly handles IT disputes. The team is led by a trio of experts comprising Mahasti Razavi, who focuses on technology and digital transformation projects; Florence Chafiol, who regularly handles relevant litigation; and Alexandra Berg-Moussa, who brings additional expertise in the retail, distribution and consumer law spaces. Emmanuelle Mignon and Marc Mossé are other notable members of the team. Anne-Sophie Lampe left the firm.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is very responsive and proactive in processing our requests. They understand our operational needs well and have a good capacity to adapt. They take into account our constraints and the specificities of our sector.'
'It's a pleasure to work on a daily basis with Mahasti Razavi's team.'
‘The team demonstrates solid legal expertise, but above all understands the business challenges of its clients and adapt its legal strategy according to these imperatives; they are reactive, pro-business, and know how to see a problem from different angles.'
‘Mahasti Razavi is a particularly experienced lawyer, in-tune with the concerns of her clients, her support is high-quality, precise, but also very oriented towards the real needs of these clients; she knows how to explain very technical matters which allows clients to understand the issues at stake; she provides effective decision-making support and ensures pragmatic monitoring of subjects.'
‘Highly responsive team, which gets to the bottom of the issues and advises its client in a relevant and effective manner.'

Key clients

New Suez (i.e., Consortium of investors incl. Meridiam, GIP, CDC Group and CNP Assurances)
PingIdentity
Cerberus / My Money Bank
GE Healthcare
Microsoft
Accor SA
TotalEnergies SE & TotalEnergies Global Procurement (TGP)
Veolia Environnement
Zuora Inc.
EDF et EDF Assurances
Pernod Ricard
Philip Morris France
Aptiv
Technip Energies
Broadridge