Pinsent Masons LLP plays a pivotal role in supporting a wide array of clients in soft IP matters, with notable achievements in sectors like pharmaceuticals, retail, technology, art, and automotive. The team, led by Emmanuel Gougé, who is qualified in both England and Wales, brings in-depth expertise to both contentious and non-contentious complex cross-border copyright cases. These encompass infringement disputes, issues related to unfair competition, and parasitism disputes. It often collaborates with its counterparts in the UK and Germany to provide comprehensive support to clients across multiple jurisdictions, including the capacity to work in all three corresponding languages. Noteworthy team members also include Virginia de Freitas, a specialist in unfair competition, and Jules Fabre, a life sciences and pharmaceuticals expert who was recently promoted to partner in May 2023.