Virginia De Freitas

Pinsent Masons - France

Legal Director / French Lawyer (Avocat)

21 Rue Balzac
Paris
75008

+33 1 53 53 02 80

Notable practitioner

French
English


Jurisdictions:

France

Practice areas:

IP transactions
Patent litigation
Trade mark

Industry sectors:

Aerospace & defence
Artificial intelligence
Automotive
Medical devices
Telecommunication


With over 15 years' experience, Virginia has in-depth experience on contentious and non contentious intellectual property and unfair competition matters, with a strong focus on pan-European patent litigation in an extensive range of sectors including telecoms, tech, automotive and aerospace. 

She regularly advises clients on their innovation-driven projects and technology transfer issues, including strategic R&D and collaboration agreements and related commercial agreements notably in the telecom, electronics and automotive industry sectors. 

She has also a strong experience in "Soft IP" strategic cases, notably advising media, retail, food and beverage and transportation industries on their brand, trademark and designs matters.

Year Joined Firm: 2012

Education/Alumni:

  • Admitted to the Paris Bar
  • Master's Degree (DESS) in Intellectual property law - University Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France)
  • Master's Degree (D.E.A) in Business law - University Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France)

Network Memberships: AIPPI