Balancing its role as an advisory and contentious counsel for clients, the team at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is known for advising some of the world’s most prestigious multinational companies. The team is led by the erudite Alexandra Neri, who is a doyenne of litigation and has appeared frequently before European and French courts, as well as the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty. She is supported by the lauded Sébastien Proust, who has expertise in both internet and IP law and integrates advertising referencing, the digitalisation of books, the "right to be forgotten”, and the legal status of video platforms into his copyright practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Rigour and creativity.'
  • ‘In-depth knowledge of the personalities of the court and the bar. In-depth experience in mediation.’

  • ‘Alexandra Neri is a huge legal professional.'

  • 'Sébastien Proust is an extremely experienced IP/IT lawyer.'

Key clients

  • Alibaba
  • Forseti
  • Enterprise
  • Molotov
  • Google
  • Vinted

Work highlights

  • Assisted Forseti with the framework of a litigation against Lexis Nexis, Dalloz, Lexbase, and other historical legal publishers.
  • Advised Molotov on a multi-jurisdictional litigation against several TV Channels in relation to the termination of distributors agreements and in respect to the editors’ copyright infringement claims.

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Alexandra Neri
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexandra Neri

Other key lawyers

Sébastien Proust