Education:

2003 - 2004: Université Paris II Panthéon Assas - DESS Droit du Multimédia et de l'Informatique - Mention Bien (Masters degree in IP/IT law).  Dissertation: Image rights on the internet, a comparative study of French/English law.

September 2003: French Bar Exam.

1993 - 1995: College of Law, York, England - Legal Practice Course and Common Professional Examination (Award: Highest result in Contract Law).

1989 - 1992: Durham University, England - B.A. Hons - 2:1.

1981 - 1988: President Kennedy School, Coventry, England - 3 "A Levels" (English Literature (A), French (A) and Economics (B)) - 8 "O Levels".

Employment history:

August 2004 to date: LOVELLS, PARIS

Solicitor / Avocat à la Cour - Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Group

Working closely with the partner responsible for Lovells' worldwide domain name practice in a team also consisting of two junior lawyers and four paralegals.  Advising on the registration, protection and recuperation of domain names in numerous jurisdictions, in particular drafting complaints under the relevant dispute resolution policy (for example the UDRP, the Nominet DRS, or the .EU ADR procedure).  Assisting with the development of the Lovells Anchovy database, used to monitor over 10,000 domain names registered and/or managed by Lovells on behalf of clients.

Drafting and negotiating IT contracts, such as software licences, maintenance agreements and application service providing agreements, under both English and French law.  Advising on other aspects of IT/IP law, such as data protection, encryption, music downloading and various legislation (for example Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique, Loi DAVDSI, Loi informatique et libertés, Loi Toubon, WEEE Directive).  Supervising junior lawyers on IT due diligence work.

Dealing with the recruitment and training of trainees for the Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Group.

2000 -  2002: ARTHUR ANDERSEN, PARIS

In-House Lawyer - Legal Group for EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India, Africa)

Providing IT related legal advice to Andersen partners and managers from countries in EMEIA.  Drafting and negotiating agreements, such as licensing agreements, software implementation agreements, master services agreements, subcontracting agreements, loan staff agreements, government agreements and alliance agreements.  Working either on agreements localised in one country or cross-border agreements.

Adapting standard agreements to local law.  Instructing and managing local counsel in EMEIA.

1997 -  2000: BARLOW LYDE & GILBERT, LONDON

Solicitor - Company and Commercial Department

Seconded to the EMEIA Legal Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers in London for 6 months (February - July 2000) to assist the IT team in drafting and negotiating various types of contracts, including standard contract templates.  Seconded for 2 days per week, for a period of 3 months, to perform in-house legal work for a database management company.  Advising on data protection, intellectual property, year 2000 and general commercial issues relating to the company's business.

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.  Advising on various company sales for both seller and purchaser (both business and share sales).  Undertaking individual responsibility for the running of a matter involving the admission to OFEX of a biotech company, involving, amongst other things, taking responsibility for drafting the prospectus, liaising with the company's financial advisers and supervising a trainee undertaking verification.

1995 - 1997: BRISTOWS, LONDON

Trainee Solicitor

Completed a six month traineeship in each of the following departments: Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Company and Commercial and Commercial Property.

Publications:

Regular contributor to various publications, for example World Internet Law Report, The Computer Law and Security Report and Trademark World.

Articles recently published: ".EU ADR: The Early Disputes" (IP & Technology Programme, BNA     International, June 2006) and "Access all areas - the controversy over Google Books" (Copyright World,      August 2006).

Responsible for the monthly Lovells Newsletter Anchovy News - Domain Name News from Lovells (distributed to more than 350 subscribers).

Associations:

Member of INTA, ECTA and The Society for Computers and Law.

Additional activities:

Panellist with the Czech Arbitration Court for disputes concerning .EU domain names.