Member Profiles

Loïc Lemercier, Partner, heads the Intellectual Property and Technologies (IP&T) group of Dentons’ Paris office. Over the last 10 years, Loïc has handled both contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, copyright, design, unfair competition and trade secret cases. Focusing on industrial property, Loïc has built a solid patent litigation track record assisting many large corporations with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical and telecoms sectors. Loïc's practice includes initiating and defending preliminary injunction proceedings, seizures for gathering evidence, and actions on the merits dealing with validity and/or infringement of the intellectual property rights. Loïc regularly advises clients in the technology sector, particularly in relation to FRAND obligations and the impact of those obligations on obtaining relief in France. In addition to his litigation work, Loïc advises his clients on contract negotiation and drafting (e.g. R&D, trademark or patent licensing, pledge agreement) in the context of M&A transactions. Experience Leading Chinese ICT company operating globally: Advising on FRAND and patent issues in a case where a patent holder refused to engage licensing negotiations and where a claim was therefore filed to evidence that a breach of its obligation to license its SEPs on FRAND terms has been made, and also that the patents were invalid. French high-tech group operating globally: Advising on drafting internal policies for protecting inventions carried out by trainees or third parties. Leading modem manufacturer: Advising on partnership agreements to facilitate market adoption of new technologies. Medical device manufacturer: Representing in an alternative dispute resolution further to a patent infringement action brought before French courts. US veterinary company: Representing before French courts in connection with the launch of a generic drug on the French market. Global healthcare player: Representing before French courts in connection with infringement seizure proceedings followed by a main action and IP proceedings on a biosimilar formulation patent. UK pharmaceutical company focusing on urological disorders: Representing before the Court of Appeal against a decision of the French PTO rejecting an SPC application. Swiss multinational biopharmaceutical company: Assisting with the strategy to avoid infringement actions in Europe. One of the global leaders in generic and biopharmaceutical treatments: Representing before French courts and advising in connection with several patent litigations (invalidity and infringement). French worldwide leader in cosmetics: Advising on trademark issues regarding the acquisition of a competitor business. Japanese automotive manufacturer: Advising on trademark, design and copyright issues. Company operating internationally in the clinical healthcare software sector: Advising on the submission of a firm offer and launch of an exclusive agreement to acquire part of the healthcare software business. European multinational aerospace group: Advising on R&D agreements. International hotel group: Advising on IP license agreements. Recognition WIPR Leaders 2021: Loïc is recognized as “Patent Leader - France”. MIP IP Stars 2020/2021: Loïc is recognized as a "Rising Star". Legal 500 EMEA: Loïc is recognized as a "Standout practitioner", Tier 1, in the "Intellectual Property" category (2019). One market observer comments that Loïc “plays an important role in the team" (2018). Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) 2019: Loïc is recognized as a "Rising Star" in the "Intellectual Property" category. Insights Co-author, "Private Acquisitions: Intellectual Property Issues (France)", Practical Law, June 1, 2021 “French Court of Appeal SPC decision raises validity concerns,” IAM Media, October 2020 “Protection of a slogan as a trademark, beware of headache,” Passle, September 2020 Co-author, “Compulsory licensing and new provisions affecting IP holders during the coronavirus crisis in France and globally,” Passle, April 2020 Co-author, “Evolution of IP Protection for Artificial Intelligence in France,” Lexology, January 2020 Activities and Affiliations Presentations Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law, Ecole de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux de la cour d'appel de Paris (EFB), since 2017 Memberships Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Prior and Present Employment Joined Dentons in 2021 Counsel, Clifford Chance, 2019-2021

A graduate of the ICN, Jean-Marc Petit quickly moved into private practice after his initial experience as an auditor with Deloitte. In 1981, he founded GMP with two partners. The firm developed a French and international client base, offering a full range of traditional integrated services: accounting, payroll and company secretarial support. In 1999, the firm joined the In Extenso network of accountancy firms, part of the Deloitte group. During this period, the firm consolidated its expertise in dealing with international clients and extended its range of services to include the outsourcing of the accounting function of larger groups and assistance in the implementation of IT solutions and management reporting and information systems. In May 2008, Jean-Marc took his firm out of the Deloitte network and founded Fi.Solutions. He is in charge of business development and personally supervises a number of consulting and audit engagements for the firm’s French and international clients. In January 2023, ECOVIS Fi.Solutions joins the Compagnie Fiduciaire, a group of companies with a wide range of expertise and around 1000 employees and partners.

Georges Troy holds a Doctorate in law with an expert comptable degree and the Ecole nationale des impôts degree. Georges Troy joined the French Ministry of Economy and Finance when he left the Ecole nationale des impôts. Then he joined as Inhouse Group tax adviser Usinor, now Arcelor. Georges Troy has recognized competencies in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, tax law, company law and dispute resolutions and holds frequent speeches on international and domestic topics. Georges Troy is a lawyer at the Paris Bar in France and at the Faro Bar in Portugal. His tax practice is focused on international tax, tax advisory, corporate tax, income tax, wealth tax, and litigation tax before all French jurisdictions.

Dr Hannes Hartung is Partner at Buse Heberer Fromm and Member of the Practice Groups Art, Media and Private Clients. He is Adjunct Professor for International Art Law at the Universities of Munich, Graz and Hagen since 2006, ICOM-WIPO Mediator since 2011. He has gained special expertise through examined trainings for the certified Tax, IP& Media and Inheritance Lawyer. Among his acknowledged clients were and are Cornelius Gurlitt Collection (Munich Art Trove), The George Economou Collection, Swamp Legend (representing the City of Munich), the worlds dearest rug, East Side Gallery, Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen, Bayerisches Landesdenkmalamt, Landeshauptstadt Muenchen and the Kunsthaus Lempertz. Dr Hartung advises art collectors, art galleries, art dealers, auction houses, artists, museums, private banks, family offices, insurance companies and art investment funds. He frequently handles international art transactions and acts for clients buying and selling artworks and collections worldwide. He also has overseen complex restitution cases and was involved in complex cases for the authentication and inclusion of important works in the relevant catalogues raisonnés of famous artists. Dr Hartung has published numerous articles on International Art Law Issues, including the handbook Art theft in war and persecution (“Kunstraub in Krieg und Verfolgung”, 2005) and the chapter “Kunstrecht” at the renowned “Münchener Vertragshandbuch” in 2015. He frequently gives lectures on Art, Culture and Media Issues at Universities, Conferences and in Company trainings. Buse Heberer Fromm is your partner for all national and international commercial and tax law issues. As a “full service“ law firm with more than 100 specialised attorneys, auditors and tax consultants, we can assist you in all projects and transactions as well as in day-to-day matters. With six offices in the major German cities and eight foreign representative offices, Buse Heberer Fromm can provide competent service, tailored extensively and individually to your needs, both in Germany and abroad.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS Advice in real estate and other finance transactions Banking and capital market litigation (incl investment and advisory liability) Domestic and international arbitration REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Representation of a security issuer from various securities issues against a large number of investors in a dispute concerning the participation in losses as to hybrid equity capital instruments > EUR 100 million Reorganization of three nationwide portfolio financings, approximately EUR 265 million Advice and representation, predominantly as counsel for the lender, in a multitude of commercial debt financings and mezzanine financings in the multi-digit-million euro range Advisory services for and representation of a credit institution in the context of the acquisition of a performing loan portfolio Representation of the founder of a company in a post-M&A dispute after the sale of the company, approximately EUR 40 million Representation of a group of shareholders in comprehensive dispute with majority shareholder including special audit (Sonderprüfungsverfahren), squeeze out, and two expedited shareholder actions (Spruchverfahren) Arbitrator in a post-M&A dispute resulting from a german-US acquisition of a company, approximately EUR 10 million PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SINCE 2018 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2012 – 2018 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2009 – 2011 - Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2008 – 2009 - Syndicus / Head of transaction management at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (previously: Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) 2006 – 2007 - International bank and finance holding (Hypo Real Estate Holding AG), in-house counsel 1998 – 2006 - Major german law firm, subsequently major international law firm, in Munich, litigation and arbitration department LANGUAGES German English