DEGROOTE Fabrice

Fabrice Degroote has been a lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1999 after serving as an international lawyer with the ATOS group from 1992 to 1999. In 2006, he founded NEOLEX AVOCAT to focus on digital law after learning the ropes at Derriennic & Associés, a reputable and experienced law firm at which he was a partner for several years. Fabrice Degroote specializes in technology and communication law, brand defense, copyright and contracts in the digital field, and issues relating to cloud computing, big data, SaaS licenses, and open data.

Career

• Partner, SIMON ASSOCIÉS, since September 2018
• Teacher, Gustave Eiffel University, since 2020
• Founding partner, NEOLEX AVOCATE, 2006 - 2018
• Partner lawyer, DERRIENNIC & ASSOCIÉS, 1999 - 2005
• International legal expert, ATOS GROUP, 1991 - 1999
• Legal expert with an insurance broker attached to the ZURICH group, 1986 - 1991

Education

• LLM (Master of Laws) - University of California, Berkeley - 1998
• Ph.D International Law - University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne - 1996
• Postgraduate degree in Political Sciences, International Relations option - University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Postgraduate degree in Political Sciences, Defense option - University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Languages spoken

• French
• English