The expertise of August Debouzy expands across a variety of industries and sectors including AI, media, entertainment, art, fashion, jewellery, cosmetic, health, luxury goods, tobacco, and telecoms. The firm handles litigation as well as portfolio management, customs, contracts and audits. The team is led by experienced litigators Mahasti Razavi and Grégoire Desrousseaux. Amélie Tripet and Pierre Pérot provide additional support.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Dynamic and very good advice.’
  • ‘Adaptable to any problem, rigorous, reactive, efficient.’

  • ‘This team is young, very responsive and above all extremely qualified. It is able to deploy the best resources for a very high level of advice at all times, and especially in the event of an emergency.’

  • ‘Pierre Perot's skills border on excellence, and his interpersonal skills, characterized in particular by a natural kindness, fuel his great motivation which is extremely communicative. Pierre is undeniably a rising star in the profession.’

Key clients

  • Casino Les Princes
  • E-attestations.com
  • Dancing Dead
  • Agence des Participations de l’Etat
  • Somfy
  • Muji Europe and Ryohin Keikaky France
  • EDF/Enedis
  • Bugali
  • Ferrari
  • Deliveroo
  • B. Braun
  • Dijo
  • Beyond Aero
  • Rondini
  • Balmain
  • Nike
  • ESG

Work highlights

  • Assisting and representing French luxury company Pierre Balmain, in the context of an appeal against a judgment handed down by the Paris Court of First Instance regarding resolution of a partial trademark transfer agreement.
  • Successfully represented before the Paris Court of Justice MUJI, the Japanese retailer in case involving unregistered European Union design, copyright infringement and unfair competition.
  • Successfully supported EDF and Enedis in their strategy to protect their trademark and domain portfolio against third-party infringers, both in court and before French administrative body responsible for domain names.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mahasti Razavi, Grégoire Desrousseaux

Other key lawyers

Amélie Tripet, Pierre Pérot, Inès Bouzayen