Jean-Baptiste Belin

Partner

Jean-Baptiste Belin advises French and foreign clients on transactional- or dispute-related matters relating to strategic IT projects.

His key areas of expertise are IT contracts (digital transformation, outsourcing, partnerships), digital law (e-commerce, cryptology, …), intellectual property (trademarks, copyright, patents, designs and models), personal data, as well as communication and media issues. An important part of his activity is dedicated to litigation (failure of IT projects, counterfeiting, reputational harm, database extractions, court-mandated expert appraisals, evidence collection, unfair competition, etc.) before the civil and commercial courts.

Jean-Baptiste previously worked in-house in the legal department of Atos, where he was in charge of complex IT contracts with CAC40/SBF companies (software integration, outsourcing, TMA, software licences, strategic partnerships, hosting, facilities management etc.). Thanks to his in-house experience, he offers a proactive, loyal and pragmatic client experience.

Awards

  • “Highly recommended” for IT, software & digital projects, Décideurs juridiques 2023 and 2021
  • “Highly recommended” for Internet Law, Décideurs juridiques 2023 and 2021
  • “Highly recommended” for Commercial Litigation, Décideurs juridiques 2023
  • “Renowned Practice” Luxury & Fashion, Décideurs juridiques 2021

Other activites

Jean-Baptiste Belin was a teaching assistant at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University for several years, in contract and tort laws. Each year, he participates as a jury member in the admission exams for the Paris Bar School.

Skills

  • IT Contracts
  • Litigation and court-mandated expert appraisals
  • Data protection and cryptology
  • E-commerce
  • Internet law
  • Intellectual property law

Education

  • Master 2 Degree in IT and multimedia laws, Panthéon-Assas Paris II University
  • Master 2 Degree in Intellectual Property, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies
  • Master 1 Degree in International Law, Panthéon-Assas Paris II University

Languages

  • French
  • English