Taylor Wessing expands its litigation practice

Philippe Glaser, a major player in corporate and technological litigation, has joined Taylor Wessing France as the office's 20^th partner

A specialist in both coporate and information technology litigation, Philippe Glaser joins Taylor Wessing France after ten years with Dubarry Le Douarin Veil, six years of which he spent as partner.

Philippe Glaser and his colleague, associate Stéphanie Lorriaux-Deffez, will strengthen the litigation team of Taylor Wessing, which currently comprises five associates and two partners : Paul-Albert Iweins, Chairman of the National Bar Council and former Head of the Paris Bar, and Jérôme Henry, who is renowned for his expertise in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration. This additional expertise in information technology complements the skills of the IP/IT team led by partner Marc Schuler.

Arnaud de Senilhes, managing partner, comments : "It is very unusual to find a litigation team of this calibre. We are delighted that a player as esteemed as Philippe has joined us, which thus confirms that we are at the same time an international and truly French law firm of legal advisors and barristers."

Phillipe Glaser comments : "I am happy and proud to be joining the team of Bâtonnier Iweins, which is one of the most prestigious litigation practices in the French legal market, and which belongs nonetheless to an international law firm. This positioning is unique and from my point of view, extremely promising."

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For more information please contact Claire Treacy at Taylor Wessing in London:

Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 4925/ Email: c.treacy@taylorwessing.com

or Julie Fournier at Taylor Wessing in Paris:

Tel: +33 (0)1 72 74 03 22/ Email: j.fournier@taylorwessing.com

Brief biography: 

Member of the Paris Bar since 1992, Philippe Glaser graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon (section Politics Administration) and holds a DESS (one year postgraduate diploma) in Business law and Taxation (Université de Paris II - Panthéon Assas).

Stéphanie Lorriaux-Deffez has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2001. She is holder of a DEA (Masters II) in Community Law (Université de Toulouse) and a DESS (one year postgraduate diploma) in International Human Rights Law (Université de Paris II - Panthéon Sorbonne); she worked for Gide, Loyrette, Nouel before joining Dubarry Le Douarin Veil in 2004.

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