K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates LLP covers a myriad of IT and internet issues, from GDRP compliance to contract negotiation. The firm is notable for its expertise in IP and data protection matters, as well as, increasingly, AI, NFT and blockchain issues. The practice is led by Claude-Etienne Armingaud, who is dual-qualified in France and the US, and is consequently well placed to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘K&L Gates has unparalleled knowledge of the French court system and also of a wide range of issues that are pertinent in French and international law, including data privacy and intellectual property law. We have worked with K&L France extensively, in active litigation matters, as well as in other areas, such as data protection planning and GDPR-related work.’
‘Claude-Étienne Armingaud has helped us tremendously with all of our legal concerns in France. He is extremely knowledgable in multiple legal areas, highly adaptable, a phenomenal team leader, and a lawyer of the highest calibre.'
Key clients
- Argo AI
- Coty
- Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC
- EMQ
- Envision
- Ergotron
- Kinship Partners, Inc
- La Boîte A Encas d/b/a Foodles
- Lands’ End
- Maytronics Limited
- SeAH Holdings
- SharkNinja
- SloClap
- SPIBelt
- World Organisation for Animal Health
Work highlights
- Represented Maytronics France in a UDPR complaint before the WIPO for the restitution of an internet domain.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claude-Étienne Armingaud