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Alexandre Rudoni

Partner

Email

alexandre.rudoni@aoshearman.com

Phone

+33 (0)1 40 06 50 34

Offices

Paris

V-CARD
Alexandre is Head of France Copyright & Trademark and Video Games.

For more than 20 years, Alexandre has represented clients in the tech, media and entertainment industries in copyright, trademark, design and unfair competition litigation and in connection with their most strategic IP transactions.

As head of the Global Video Games practice, Alexandre has become the trusted advisor of some of the leading businesses in the games sector.

Experience

Pro bono

Advising French non profit organization "Autistes Sans Frontières" ("Autistics Without Borders")

Published Work

  • GDPR will hinder luxury’s fight against fakes, say executives, Financial Times, May 2018 
  • INTA paper, Legal-Up! Implications of Video Games in the 21st Century, May 2018 
  • Interview on French national radio about an on-going copyright infringement matter, 7/9 de France Inter Radio Show, September 2017 
  • The DADVSI law regarding television: three steps backward for right owners?, Legipresse – May 2007, co-authored with Laëtitia Bénard 

Speaking Engagements

  • INTA Annual Meeting in Seattle, USA. Alexandre was (i) a panel speaker at a plenary session at on video games and the law and (ii) a table topic leader on virtual reality and its IP implications (May 2018);
  • Games Industry Law Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on lootboxes and esports (May 2018);
  • More Than Just a Game, London edition, on the use of IP assets in video games (March 2018);
  • More Than Just a Game, Paris edition, on esports (Feb 2018);

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of APRAM (Association of trademark and design practitioners) 
  • Member of IAEL (International Association of Entertainment Lawyers)
Recognition
“Exceptional service, great commercial awareness and always puts the client first”
Chambers Global/Europe, Intellectual Property, France, 2023
“The lawyer we choose for our most strategic matters”
Chambers Global/Europe, Intellectual Property, France, 2023

Awards

  • Leading Individual, Legal 500 EMEA, Copyright, France, 2023 
  • Leading Individual, Legal 500 EMA, Trademarks & Designs, France, 2023
  • Copyright Star, IP Stars, 2023
  • Trademark Star, IP Stars, 2023
  • Tier 1 Copyright Legal 500 EMEA, Copyright, France, 2023
  • Tier 1 IP team in Intellectual Property, Chambers Europe, 2023 

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, Paris, 2004

Admitted to the Bar, New York, 2002

Academic

LL.M, U.S. Legal Studies,Whittier Law School California, 2001

Master's Degree, French Business Law, Paris West University (Nanterre – La Défense), 2000

Master's Degree, US and UK Business Laws, Paris West University (Nanterre – La Défense), 2000

Languages

English, French
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.