Frédéric Portal (45) joined the Paris workplace of Bardehle Pagenberg firstly of 2024. Until now, the French staff led by associate Julien Fréneaux was identified primarily for its commercialisation actions for mental ventures within the French market. With the extra of the dual-qualified Portal, the combined staff strengthens each its authorized and technical experience.
A combined background
Portal’s background as a chemist, and his expertise and quite a few life sciences purchasers, may assist to broaden the French Bardehle staff’s profile. The German staff can be conducting the primary UPC actions for purchasers reminiscent of 10x Genomics.
Frédéric Portal
Portal began his profession as a European and French patent lawyer at Beau de Loménie. After ten years, he moved to combined legislation agency Lavoix, the place he labored for one more ten years and rose to associate degree.
In 2021, the Paris Bar admitted Portal after he obtained an LLM in IP legislation in 2017.
Portal joined Bird & Bird in September 2021 as counsel in Yves Bizollon’s staff. Bizollon has himself since moved to the position of counsel. The European IP legislation agency then gained the up-and-coming Thierry Lautier from Reed Smith within the autumn as a second associate alongside Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan.
Bardehle invests in France
Following the departure of Portal, the combined Bird & Bird staff in Paris stays sturdy with 14 attorneys and two patent attorneys.
In recent years, Bardehle Pagenberg has invested in its French staff a number of occasions, for instance bringing in patent attorneys Lionel Vial and Margaux Esselin in 2021. Last 12 months, nevertheless, the staff additionally misplaced patent lawyer Marie-Claude Pellegrini, who moved to Withers & Rogers.
Bardehle’s Paris workplace now has 4 attorneys and two patent attorneys, one among whom is twin certified. Of the full quantity, the agency has 4 companions.
