Mr Mikael Salmela > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

The ‘responsive‘ team at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP has a solid track record in advising on regulatory, transactional, and contentious telecoms matters for an established client base of mobile network operators, telecoms infrastructure and broadcasting operators. Etienne Drouard is lauded as ‘an undeniable expert‘ in the telecoms space, and is sought after for his expertise in regulatory matters; he co-heads the practice with Mikael Salmela and Charlotte Le Roux, whose broad practice includes telecoms litigation and cybersecurity work.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP houses a team which is known for its ‘broad and deep’ experience in contentious life sciences mandates, and its ‘very strong’ expertise in market access issues, data management and protection matters relating to clinical trials, and product liability claims. Notable clients include Eli Lilly, Merck & Co., and GE Healthcare. Practice head Mikael Salmela is noted for his longstanding expertise in handling regulatory assessments and M&A, in addition to product launches and supply transactions. Charlotte Damiano frequently acts for large pharma companies in both contentious and non-contentious matters involving pricing and reimbursement, negotiations with the French health authorities, and the financial regulations governing pharma products.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is distinguished by its depth of bench and cross-sector expertise. The team possesses considerable experience in outsourcing projects and fintech matters. The key senior contacts are Etienne Drouard, who advises on IT and telecoms infrastructure, online services, and digital media issues; Christine Gateau, whose practice focuses on IT litigation; Patrice Navarro, who leads on data privacy issues, and IT and commercial contracts; Mikael Salmela, who leverages deep sector knowledge of the life sciences, energy and IT industries; and David Taylor, who is recommended for his work in technical domain name management and related competition matters.