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About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
The ITC Baker McKenzie team in the Paris office is composed of 14 multi-skilled lawyers specialized in IT and data protection. The team has significant experience in advising client-users as well as certain publishers and/or IT service providers.
The team assists clients for all types of IT needs, enabling us to anticipate and control the legal aspects (advice and litigation, regulatory) and to provide clients with pragmatic solutions adapted to their needs, while respecting their budgets, and in order to help them navigating the complex legal environment.
In detail, we advise clients on the following issues: contracts and large IT projects, IT-related complex internatonal transactions, litigation and data privacy compliance, crisis management and related litigation, cybersecurity, digitialisation, technology investments, telecommunications and connected toolds, internet and media convergence, e-health.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie hosts a market-leading IT practice well versed in outsourcing, digital transformations and IT disputes, as well as regulatory and cybercrime matters. The law firm is popular with clients from sectors such as retail, banking and transportation. Baker McKenzie also advises on data protection and e-commerce mandates, with further activity assisting with IT contracts and licensing. The team draws on its vast network to advise clients on cross-border matters.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised Crédit Agricole on its negotiations with Worldline of a strategic partnership to create a new player in the French payment market including all associated SaaS agreements and outsourcing contracts.
Strengths
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"Baker McKenzie has reputed experts with a great knowledge of the digital markets sector in particular."
"The team are very experienced in technical IT litigation."
"The strengths of Baker McKenzie are the expertise, availability and immediate firepower on any subject."
"The lawyers are reactive and efficient, adapting really well to the realities of their client's project management."
"It was well managed because the clarity of the advice gave us visibility on the expectations of the regulator."
"Baker McKenzie has reputed experts with a great knowledge of the digital markets sector in particular."
"The team are very experienced in technical IT litigation."
"The strengths of Baker McKenzie are the expertise, availability and immediate firepower on any subject."
"The lawyers are reactive and efficient, adapting really well to the realities of their client's project management."
"It was well managed because the clarity of the advice gave us visibility on the expectations of the regulator."
Notable Practitioners
Laurent Szuskin is a market-leading figure who frequently assists blue-chip clients with IT contracts and licensing mandates.
"Laurent is an excellent lawyer and negotiator who is both very reliable and pugnacious."
"He has a strategic and business vision, and is a problem solver."
Rémy Bricard is one of the leading figures in the market for information technology matters. He regularly advises software companies and technology clients on licensing agreements and IT contracts. He is well placed to handle international matters.
"Rémy Bricard is very reactive and available. He knows everything that is going on and is attentive to us."
Christian Blomet is well equipped to handle the regulatory and contractual aspects of telecommunications transactions. He is also well placed to assist with concession agreements.
"Christian is very pleasant to work with because he takes into consideration our needs and constraints. It's a service that is tailored to us."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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Industries
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luxury
consumer goods & retail
healthcare & life sciences
media and telecoms (TMT)
technology