Alexandra heads our Paris IP/TMT group. She is an expert in contentious and non-contentious IP issues and is both a mediator and an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
She advises clients on matters including trademark and patent issues, IP rights in the digital economy, domain name litigation and cyber squatting, international data protection and cross-border data flows, on-line contracts and digital signatures. Alexandra has also represented clients in litigation against counterfeiters and advised on the values and indemnities involved. In the context of mergers and acquisitions, Alexandra advises on due diligence in relation to intellectual property.
Alexandra speaks fluent French, English, Italian and Greek.
Accolades and awards
Alexandra Neri - Best in internet/IT
Legal Media Group 2011
IP/IT Woman of the Year
Option Droit & Affaires 2010
"Among the best-known trademark practitioners in the French market, Alexandra Néri receives accolades both at home and in the US, the UK, Germany, Austria, Spain and elsewhere. 'She is our most valued French counsel,' confide commentators; 'she is dedicated, hands-on, knowledgeable and an excellent litigator'. "
World Trademark Review 1000, 2012
"Peers acknowledge that she 'has had some extremely interesting cases and successes recently,' and is 'really a leader for internet issues' "
Chambers Global 2012
"Sources hail her as 'a leading lawyer, working on some of the most interesting cases in trademarks today' "
World Trademark Review 1000, 2011
“Alexandra Neri is an ‘extremely good fighter in disputes’, whose presence in the IT and IP sectors has grown considerably in recent years”
Chambers Global 2008
“Much of the team’s reputation stems from the work of the ‘awesome, brilliant and quick-witted’ Alexandra Neri”
Chambers Global 2008
“Alexandra Neri is ... distinguished in the market for her ‘pugnacious and straight-talking manner’. She is portrayed as a ‘true fighter - top of the heap for both patent and trade mark’ ”
Chambers Global 2007