Ms Cécile Théard-Jallu > De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés Offices
9 RUE BOISSY D'ANGLAS
75008 PARIS
France
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Ms Cécile Théard-Jallu
Work Department
Operations Division: The transactional and litigation activities of the Operations Division cover industrial and commercial activities and more generally clients’ operations (sourcing, sales, promotions, concessions and public procurement contracts) and the defence and optimisation of their immaterial assets.
Position
Firm partner, Cécile Théard-Jallu has developed in-depth expertise as an attorney in private practice representing multinational corporations, including major US and European firms and organizations in the R&D and healthcare sector (public or private research institutions, academics, pharmaceutical laboratories, biotechnology companies, medical equipment manufacturers, service providers, software or connected health platforms publishers, investors, competitiveness clusters, tech transfer agencies and other intermediaries in the field of innovation…) as well as in other industrial sectors such as energy or transportation, but also in the field of IT and services. Cecile focuses primarily on complex transactions including R&D and consortiums, technology transfers, licensing deals and other technological change related projects.
She assists clients with their responses to calls for projects in the R&D and innovation sector in the context of public funding, for instance, with respect to the future investments program (Programme des Investissements d’Avenir) conducted by the French Government.
She also advises them on the structuring of their contractual flows as well as the design, drafting, negotiation and enforcement of their commercial or IT contracts. She assists clients on the building and implementation of their digital health strategy.
Cécile is ranked among the Best Lawyers in France in Biotechnology and Information Technology law (ranking published by the US publisher Best Lawyers in cooperation with the French newspaper Les Echos).
Career
For over one year, she worked in Washington DC as a seconded attorney in private practice at the law firm Covington & Burling LLP, and was also seconded to a global player in the medical equipment sector.
Languages
French, English.
Memberships
Cécile Théard-Jallu was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1996.
She is a member of the Healthcare / Life Sciences and Technology Law Sections of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Education
She holds a postgraduate Business law degree (DESS) and DJCE complementary certificate from the Cergy-Pontoise and Montpellier Universities (1995).
Lawyer Rankings
France > Data privacy and data protection
Praised for its in-depth knowledge of ‘the particularities of medical data protection in the life sciences sector’, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés is additionally well placed to advise on HR digitalisation processes, data privacy issues connected to blockchain, and cyber security. Georgie Courtois, who is well versed in software anti-piracy issues, heads up the team alongside e-commerce specialist Matthieu Dary and Cécile Théard-Jallu, an expert in the data implications of technology transfers. Julie Bader and Adèle Binnié further bolster the team’s data protection expertise.
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
(Leading individuals)De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés houses a broad team which handles the full range of issues concerning competition law, IT, and data protection within life sciences. The team regularly appears before the French administrative courts and the French Competition Authority in disputes concerning marketing authorisations and allegations of abuse of dominant position. Jean-Marie Job, Cécile Théard-Jallu, and Francine Le Péchon-Joubert co-lead the practice. Job is particularly well-versed in mandates involving IT contracts, and both personal and commercial data management. Théard-Jallu is noted for her broad expertise in clinical research projects and technology transfers, while Le Péchon-Joubert regularly advises on trademark portfolio management and joint ventures.
France > Intellectual property: Patents
At De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, the patents team has an excellent reputation for its expertise in patent litigation and transactional matters, and often acts in tandem with the tax and M&A groups in order to provide comprehensive support on mandates. Key areas of instruction for the team include patent licensing, joint ventures and research agreements, and the department has a solid track record in advising life sciences companies on patent portfolio protection issues within French and EU jurisdictions. The practice is led by the quartet of Louis de Gaulle, Julien Horn, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert, and Cécile Théard-Jallu.
France > Industry focus: IT and internet
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés provides a full-service IT and internet offering, and regularly advises clients on artificial intelligence, IoT, blockchain, metaverse, and smart city issues. The key senior contacts are Georgie Courtois, who focuses on computer law and data protection issues; litigation experts Louis de Gaulle and Julien Horn; and Cécile Théard-Jallu, who is noted for her in-depth knowledge of innovative technologies and cybersecurity issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Data privacy and data protection France
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences France
- Industry focus: IT and internet France
- Intellectual property: Patents France
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Media and entertainment: Cinema
- Media and entertainment: Sports
- Media and entertainment: Television/radio
Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Compliance
- Construction
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime