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Andrea Dufaure

Counsel

Andrea assists clients in the entertainment sector (video game publishers, media service providers and production companies) and photography and imaging companies in their trademark and copyright disputes before French courts.

As both an American and French citizen, she is qualified to practice law in Paris and New York.

Andrea regularly speaks at trademark and gaming conferences across Europe such as More Than Just a Game in Paris, the Warsaw Gaming Conference and the Games Industry Law Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Andrea delivered a course on Design Law at the Nanterre University and a class on IP Protection of Video Games at the Sorbonne University (2021). Andrea is also active in the pro bono field. She has been assisting Café Joyeux (a coffee-shop chain which employs staff suffering from mental disabilities) for several years in their trademark disputes. The firm's team has been shortlisted for the 2021 Pro Bono Trophies, organised each year by the Paris Bar to highlight lawyers and student lawyers’ commitment to pro bono causes, as a result of their work. Andrea is also involved in various diversity initiatives for the A&O Shearman Paris office.

She is a member of professional associations such as INTA and AIPPI 

Published Work

  • E-Sports in France: two long-awaited Decrees now published
  • L'affaire Nintendo c/PC Box : le tribunal di Milano condamne la société PC Box à la lumière des critères de protection des mesures techniques de protection dégagés par la CJUE (2016)
  • VIACOM v. YOUTUBE (United Court of Appeal for the 2nd Circuit): Comparative analysis of the LCEN and the DMCA

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

New York State Bar association – Intellectual Property section
Recognition
Recognised Practitioner in Intellectual Property Law
« Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch », Since 2022
Leading Individual
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Intellectual Property: Trademarks & Designs)

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2014

Admitted to the New York Bar, 2013

Academic

LL.M in Intellectual Property – Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts 2012

Double Master Degree in French and American Intellectual Property Law – University of Paris X Nanterre 2012

Double degree in French and American law – University of Paris X Nanterre 2010

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.