Rimon Electa Law S.E.L.A.S. welcomes new intellectual property partner, Simon Christiaën to the firm in Paris

Paris, France – Rimon is pleased to share that intellectual property partner, Simon Christiaën, has joined the Rimon’s French arm, Rimon Electa Law S.E.L.A.S. , in Paris.

Simon has a deep background in IP, with a particular focus on patents and the information technology industry. Prior to joining Rimon, he practiced notably at PwC law firm (Landwell), TaylorWessing France and DWF France. Simon is the first French IP/IT partner to join the firm, which greatly expands the expertise that the firm can offer in France and Europe generally. He graduated from Grenoble II University (UPMF, CUERPI) and holds a Ph.D. in IP private international law awarded with distinction cuma sum laude and two specialty Certificates.

On his move, Simon said; “I am particularly delighted and excited to join Rimon’s Paris office and team to create and promote the IP/IT business and to be part of developing a leading and high-quality practice renowned. Rimon is distinguished by it’s global and multidisciplinary network and environment particularly focused on innovation, advanced technologies and AI, and is both an alternative and disruptive solution for all our clients, small, medium and large.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Simon Christiaën to the firm,” said Rimon Electa Law partner, Olivia Lê Horovitz. “Simon brings European expertise in IP/IT and in particular utility patent, design patent, copyright and trademark law to the Paris office and Rimon globally. He has a wealth of experience and skills for all IP advice and litigation from trademark filing to cross border patent litigation through copyright issues, business secrecy matters and IT contracts.”

Rimon Partner, Stephanie Di Giovanni commented: “Simon Christiaën is a much welcome addition to our law firm. His international expertise in IP and IT is very complementary to our own international expertise in distribution law, compliance and cross-border M&A. In addition, his patent and IP litigation skills are well-recognized. Simon has been regularly ranked as a Patent star and will be a great addition to our litigation and arbitration team. We look forward to collaborating with him. He will also be a perfect fit for the Rimon patent, IP and tech attorneys who work within the Rimon network.”

About Rimon PC

Rimon, P.C. has over 50 offices across five continents. The firm is widely known as being at the vanguard of legal innovation.

The firm has been repeatedly recognized by the Financial Times (FT) as one of North America’s most innovative law firms. The firm’s Founding Partners were both named ‘Legal Rebels’ by the American Bar Association’s ABA Journal and have spoken on innovations in the practice of law at Harvard and Stanford Law Schools.

Rimon and its lawyers routinely receive numerous awards for excellence, including from Chambers, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.

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