Information Technology Litigation

Practices

We assist our clients in the following three practice areas:

• information technologies ;
• litigation ;
• commercial law.

Information Technology

Information technology in its broadest sense is critical to the commercial success of most businesses. We use our understanding of the technology and the role of IT in today’s world to advise on the best approach to legal issues.

Our litigation expertise covers dealing with information technology and new technologies disputes in addition to experience in areas ranging from intellectual property, communication and press to product liability and international trade.

Our services include advising in the following areas of our corporate clients' IT based activities :

Drafting, audit and negotiation of IT agreements

• Software license agreements
• Maintenance agreements
• System integration agreements (ERP, CRM, SCM...)
• IT development agreements
• Web Site creation and hosting agreements
• Distribution, editing, production agreements etc.

Advising on IT projects’ conduct and outsourcing:

• Drafting of contractual specifications
• Drafting of invitations to tender
• Drafting of Quality Insurance Plan
• Managing and limiting legal exposure
• Managing relationships between the various participants of IT projects

Advising on IT litigations

We have experience in all aspects of dispute resolution, including:

• Preventative measures
• High court litigation
• Court ordered expertises
• Alternative dispute resolution and arbitration

Setting attack or defense strategies, drafting procedural acts and technical responses, representing our clients before the courts, pleadings

Litigation

We advise our clients in litigations arising out of the general business of the company, in particular in the areas of :

• IT projects;
• Infringements and other IP disputes;
• Unfair competition;
• IT systems infringements;
• Libel and other crimes through presse and Internet;
• General commercial litigation and debt collection.

Commercial Law

Drafting, audit and negotiation of most civil and corporate law agreements, such as :

• General sales conditions
• General product and services sales conditions
• Distribution agreements
• Franchise agreements
• License agreements
• Commercial agency agreements
• Equipment leasing agreements