August Debouzy
Highly-specialised in press law matters, August Debouzy fields extensive experience across the media and press industries. The firm’s technology, media and IP team boasts a diverse roster of both French and international clients, advising leading publishers and newspapers, as well individuals, on both contentious and non-contentious media and entertainment matters. The practice has a strong track record representing individuals in libel and defamation cases. Mahasti Razavi leads the team alongside Basile Ader, who bolsters the firm’s media litigation services, defending media clients in high-profile copyright, audio-visual and press-relates cases. With a balanced advisory and litigation practice, Amélie Tripet has particular experience in press, libel and publishing and continues to develop niche areas of expertise, such as PR and advertising support.
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Testimonials
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‘A team with valuable expertise and unparalleled involvement in processing files.’
‘Basile Ader is a reference in matters of press law, endowed with rare experience but also with real instinct. His colleague Marie Edelstenne does a meticulous job of mastering the files and puts a lot of heart and involvement into supporting clients.’
‘Very agile, rapid and crisis-adapted mode of collaboration. Great adaptability and responsiveness to find innovative solutions in complex and highly stressful situations. Knowledge of very specialised and demanding sectors.’
‘Responsive team, up-to-date with the latest news.’
‘Innovative, responsive and pragmatic team.’
‘Basile Ader demonstrates great flexibility and his risk analysis is often very business-oriented, which greatly simplifies decision-making.’
‘Always very responsive and dynamic team that knows how to anticipate the needs of its customers. Our company has total trust with the entire team.’
‘Basile Ader, Amélie Tripet and Marie Edelstenne are by far the best when it comes to our press and media law needs.’
Key clients
- International Media Invest
- Radio France
- Fremantle Media France
- Marie-Claire
- Le Parisien
Work highlights
- Assisting Radio France as part of a consortium of journalists being sued for defamation by the Kingdom of Morrocco for having published articles on the country’s use of the Israeli spy software Pegasus.
- Advised International Media Invest (IMI) in connection with the contemplated purchase of minority stake in the French company EDITIS HOLDING, leader in publishing activities in France, regarding all IP related aspects.
- Assisting Le Parisien in the context of several criminal proceedings for defamation initiated against its director of publication and journalists.
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Basile Ader, Mahasti Razavi