Commercial Contracts lawyers

Willy Mikalef

Willy is a tech-friendly lawyer based in Paris, specialising in data protection, communications and satellites, with a commitment to providing business-oriented, sustainable advice. After training at a telecommunications operator, an e-commerce world leader, the European Space Agency and the TMT departments of law firms in Paris and London, and gaining significant experience in commercial, communications, satellite and data protection law, he joined Bird & Bird in 2013. This experience helps him advise some of the world's most technologically advanced organisations on the implementation of regulatory requirements, the negotiation of commercial contracts with a strong regulatory component or where he acts for clients in proceedings before the regulators and courts. He has experience in advising businesses and regulators in all areas of communications and satellite law across Europe and emerging countries. This includes network deployment, licensing, radio spectrum, numbering, interconnection, cybersecurity, public safety, law enforcement, consumer protection, terminal telecommunications equipment product conformity, regulatory taxes, etc. His expertise also covers satellite regulatory and commercial matters such as licensing requirements for space activities, liability and space contracts. In the field of data protection, he assists organisations in developing and implementing their privacy program, establishing GDPR compliance tools (eg. information notices, internal policies and procedures, privacy impact assessments, data breach notification process, etc.), complying with international data transfer requirements (data transfer agreements, BCRs, etc), responding to data subjects requests and complaints or representing companies in their dealings with data protection authorities. With his telecoms background, he is also able to provide expert advice on data protection requirements which specifically apply in the electronic communications sector (cookies, email direct marketing, traffic data retention obligations, and other ePrivacy obligations). Willy regularly acts as a lead lawyer on international projects and transactions. His secondment to Bird & Bird's London office in 2017 taught him to work as a single, cohesive team with his colleagues across all of our offices, and beyond the firm with our network of trusted partners in America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This helps him implement complex multi-jurisdictional projects smoothly and efficiently.

Bird & Bird

Wilma Kivilä

Wilma advises clients on all areas of intellectual property and technology law, including regulatory matters, commercial contracts and data protection. She specialises in patent and other intellectual property litigation and has experience especially in the fields of pharmaceuticals and life sciences.

Borenius

Wook Jin Lee

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Wouter Akkermans

Attorney

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Wouter Post

Partner, lawyer

Six Advocaten

Xavier Clédat

Partner

LPA Law

Xavier Favre-Bulle

Partner, Head of Arbitration

Lenz & Staehelin

Xavier Hugon

Co-Managing Partner

PDGB

Xavier Hugon

Co-Managing Partner

PDGB

Xavier Nadal

Partner

Pareja i Associats, Advocats

Xiaocheng DU

Partner

JunHe

Xiufang TU

Partner/Head of China Desk

DALDEWOLF

Xudong Jiang

Associate

Dehehantong Law Offices

Yael Bar-Shai

Partner

Herzog Fox & Neeman

Yael Nardi

Partner

Meitar Law Offices

Yael Zhout

Partner

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

Yair Assael

Partner, Co-head of litigation department

S. Friedman, Abramson & Co.

Yanan HU

JunHe

Yannick Geryszewski

For more information, please visit our website at Yannick Geryszewski | Loyens & Loeff.

Loyens & Loeff

Yannick Geryszewski

Partner

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

Yannis Paraskevopoulos

Counsel

Politis & Partners

Yara Dghish

Associate

Al Khair Legal Attorneys

Yaron Eliasi

Partner

Shnitzer Gotlieb Samet & Co.

Yasser Omar

Yasser is Executive Partner and Head of our Corporate and Commercial Practice in our Abu Dhabi office. Over the years, Yasser has acquired an in depth knowledge of UAE law and has extensive experience advising clients on a wide spectrum of fields of the corporate and commercial laws including, distribution and agency agreements, supply contracts, manufacturing and licensing, joint ventures, media buying, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. Before joining Hadef & Partners, Yasser worked for Shalakany Law Office in both their Egypt and Dubai offices. He completed an LL.B. from Ain Shams University and a Masters’ Degree in International Business Law from Cairo University in association with the University of Paris I Sorbonne. He has also completed International Practice Diplomas from the College of Law of England and Wales. Yasser has authored a range of articles and publications including the UAE chapter for International Agency, Distribution and Licensing Agreements, published by Sweet & Maxwell in 2008. He is fluent in Arabic and English and holds a professional certificate in legal translation from the American University in Cairo.

Hadef & Partners