Gide hires former French judge

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Gide hires former French judge

Alan Carre-Pierrat has become senior counsel at Gide in Paris

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Carre-Pierrat chaired the 4th Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, which specialises in patents, trade marks, designs and models, from 2002 to 2009, as well as the H Trial Division of the same court.

From 2009 to 2013 he was advocate general at the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation.

From 1985 to 2000 he worked in the Ministry of Justice and was Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2002.

Carre-Pierrat will sit on the firm’s scientific council and advise lawyers on litigation strategy, defence speeches and training.

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