Find Lawyers in France for Technology Law
Practice Area Overview
According to Wikipedia, "'emerging technologies' are perceived as capable of changing the status quo. These technologies are generally new" and may include:
• In a broad sense: any high technologies;
• In a narrow sense: emerging information and communication technologies (new ICT) (Internet, smartphones, Bluetooth protocol, etc.).
They also include all the technological breakthroughs in various fields, including the medical field (such as smart defibrillators), education (interactive whiteboards), computer (voice or face recognition), etc.
Their impact extends across multiple areas, including our lifestyle and our economy. Sectors that manufacture and use these new technologies gain an increasing share of GDP in both the most developed countries and emerging ones, hence the concept of 'new economy' or 'knowledge economy'.
New technology lawyers must have expertise in civil law, in-depth knowledge of the technology industry and be able to react quickly to this ever-changing sector. They also must be able to advise clients on the national and international legal and technical frameworks. Granted that it is not a mandatory prerequisite, technology lawyers should be aware of the state of the art and understand the principles underlying the main technologies in order to best support innovative companies and their customers.
Emerging technology and technology law is a legal field that mixes commercial law, consumer law, competition law, distribution law, intellectual property law, etc. Lawyers shall then audit, advise, and implement compliance their clients' activities vis-à-vis applicable regulations. They also can advise clients on managing their online activities and draft terms and conditions of sale or use of websites.
Technology lawyers also counsel their clients on issues specific to the field of new technologies such as the protection of personal data. Lawyers may also draft contracts for the purpose of developing specific software, or for the maintenance of a client's system.
Finally, technology lawyers' skill set is much wider and may cover online advertising, protection of immaterial rights, online and offline gaming and gambling, management of e-reputation, cyber security, management of IT risks, etc., because these activities are often carried out by young companies (start-ups), in which technology lawyers have deep understanding regarding their business model.
Les Nouvelles Technologies peuvent être définies comme des "technologies avancées ou nouvelles techniques de l'information et de la communication".
Pour Wikipedia," les « nouvelles technologies » désignent des domaines très évolutifs et divers des techniques, pouvant tout aussi bien recouvrir:
• au sens large, toute la « haute technologie » ;
• au sens étroit, les nouvelles techniques de l'information et de la communication (NTIC) (Internet, Smartphone, protocole Bluetooth…).
Elles comprennent également toutes les avancées technologiques dans différents domaines, dont le domaine médical (comme les défibrillateurs intelligents), scolaire (tableaux blancs interactifs), informatiques (reconnaissance vocale ou faciale), etc.
Leur impact s'étend sur de multiples domaines, notamment sur notre mode de vie et notre économie. Les secteurs de production et d'utilisation de ces nouvelles techniques acquièrent une part croissante du PIB des économies développées et émergentes, d'où le concept de « nouvelle économie » ou « économie du savoir » ".
Les avocats spécialisés en droit des nouvelles technologies doivent avoir de solides connaissances en droit commun, des connaissances pointues de l'industrie technologique et savoir réagir rapidement aux changements fréquents du secteur. Ils doivent également être en mesure de conseiller leurs clients quant aux normes juridiques et techniques nationales, européennes et internationales qui encadrent ce droit à part. Sans que cela ne soit un prérequis, il est recommandé pour un avocat spécialisé en la matière de connaître l'état de l'art et comprendre les grands principes sous-tendant les principales technologies afin d'accompagner aux mieux les entreprises innovantes ou leurs clients.
Le droit des nouvelles technologies est un domaine aux frontières du droit commercial, du droit de la consommation, du droit de la concurrence, du droit de la distribution, du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, etc. Il s'agit alors notamment pour l'avocat d'auditer, de conseiller et de mettre en conformité les activités du client vis-à-vis de la règlementation en vigueur. Il peut également s'agir de conseiller les clients quant à la gestion de leurs activités en ligne et de rédiger des conditions générales de vente ou d'utilisation de sites Internet.
Les avocats accompagnent également leurs clients sur des questions spécifiques à la matière des nouvelles technologies comme celle de la protection des données personnelles qui répond à des règles particulières. Autre exemple, les avocats spécialisés peuvent être amenés à rédiger des contrats de louage d'ouvrage aux fins de réalisation d'un logiciel adapté aux besoins du client, ou encore un contrat de maintenance du parc informatique d'une société.
Enfin, le champ de compétence d'un avocat spécialisé en nouvelles technologies est très large et ce dernier peut exercer en matière de publicité en ligne, de protection des droits immatériels, de jeux et paris en ligne, d'e-réputation, de cyber-sécurité, de management des risques informatiques etc. Ces activités sont souvent exercées par des jeunes entreprises (start-up) dont l'avocat spécialisé en nouvelles technologies connaît parfaitement le modèle économique et les problématiques.
Alain Bensoussan created in 1978 a law firm dedicated to technology law and data protection law. His law firm was the first French law firm to be ISO 9002: 1994 certified in 1998. In 2014 he created Association du droit des robots, an association promoting the development of the law of robots. He is the founder and president of Lexing®, the first global network of lawyers specialized in technology law. He has been designated “Lawyer of the Year” in Technology law or Informatio...
1. Professional activity Lawyer Paris Bar (since 2014); Lexing Alain Bensoussan Avocats, Head of AI and Robotic Technologies Law department (Artificial Intelligence Law, Data Protection Law, Patent Law, Litigation & Dispute Résolution); UIA | Privacy and Right of the Digital Person (President) ? Law of Robotics (Member); Included in the 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 editions of the US lawyer ranking publication The Best Lawyers in France™ for Technology Law. 2. Education Center f...
Georgie Courtois focuses on all aspects of NTIC (computer law, internet-related matters, data protection, cryptology…), intellectual property (copyright, trademark and domain name infringement) and commercial law. He represents clients in complex litigation before civil, commercial and criminal courts and before supervisory authorities. He also assists clients with consultation, contractual drafting and negotiation. Georgie is passionate about technology. This special understanding of ...
Louis de Gaulle is involved in matters requiring diverse and extensive legal experience both in litigation and transactions. He regularly appears before civil, administrative and arbitration courts. Louis de Gaulle’s legal strategy acumen and innovative capacity in the management of cases is praised by his clients. He specialises in intellectual property, new technologies, commercial law and public law.He is a certified specialist in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law at the Paris...
1. Professional activity - Attorney-at-law, Member of the Paris Bar (2006); - Head of the IT Litigation Department of the Alain Bensoussan Avocats Lexing law firm. 2. Practice areas Advisory and litigation services in: - IT and new technologies law; - Court-ordered expertise in IT law; - Commercial litigation; - Unfair competition. Management and follow up of IT projects in pre-ligation phase: - Formal notices and cease and desist letters; - Notice of claims; - Assessment letters; - Amendment...
Julien Horn focuses on information technology and intellectual property litigation. He also handles transactional and contractual work on IP and IT assets. Julien Horn’s litigation practice is prominent in the field of software litigation, patent litigation, and trademark litigation. He has also acquired significant expertise in the planning and monitoring of innovative mass litigation campaigns for IT and software companies. He regularly publishes articles on IP and IT issues in the le...
French qualified lawyer specialised in Information Technology, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property. Fluent in English. Her career as a specialist intellectual property and information technology lawyer began in Paris in 2001, in a major international law firm. From there, she was subsequently posted to Shanghai, in the People's Republic of China, for 4 years.After this enriching international experience, she spent several years as a Partner in a French law firm specializing in IT, media an...
Frédéric Sardain leads the IP, Tech & Data practice. His team’s activity covers transactional IP/IT, complex digital projects, strategic litigation as well as data compliance and cybersecurity. He is the author, with Pr. Philippe Gaudrat, of the “Traité de droit civil du numérique” published in 2015 by Larcier (2 volumes), a subject he taught for ten years at the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). He regularly acts as a paneli...
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