Killian Lefèvre
Killian specialises in intellectual property, data privacy, information technology and technology transactions.
Killian advises French and international clients on intellectual property, information technology law, and data protection, particularly in the context of commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He has extensive experience in negotiating technology contracts and advising on the challenges and opportunities arising from TMT and industry regulations. Killian has developed strong sectoral knowledge across technology, luxury and fashion, energy and industrials, financial services, and consumer goods. He also brings valuable in-house perspective, having completed secondments at Google for twelve months and at a major French banking group for eight months.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Acciona Energia on the intellectual property aspects of its investment in the French offshore wind company Eolink*
- BNP Paribas in connection with contractual negotiations in the IT/fintech field (software licenses (on-premise and SaaS), maintenance, professional services (integration, specific developments), cloud migration agreements, compliance with EBA guidelines, telecommunications contracts, hardware supply contracts, and partnership agreements*
- Bolt in connection with the development of new products and the assessment of the feasibility (including from a data protection perspective) of the provision of specific functionalities*
*Experience gained prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
