Mahasti Razavi

Managing Partner

Mahasti Razavi, a partner at August Debouzy, provides advisory and litigation support on IT, digital, e-commerce and media issues. She assists and advises major players in the technology, new economy (Next 40), finance, luxury, hotel, retail, services and telecom industries. Mahasti Razavi assists companies with the implementation of digital transformation, outsourcing and partnership projects. She also acts as a strategic advisor to her clients thanks to her in-depth knowledge of their organizations, her vision of the market acquired over the course of 25 years, a transversal approach to the subjects addressed and an international culture.

After teaching for several years at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP)) and the Paris Bar School (École de Formation du Barreau de Paris (EFB)), Mahasti now delivers lectures on topics such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, contractualising major digital projects, management of the attendant litigation risk and changes in law functions in relation to the development of LegalTech companies.

Mahasti Razavi is a member of the working group on technologies in the French legal Think Tank, Club des Juristes. She is recognized as an IT expert by the Chambers and Legal 500 rankings and has contributed to numerous publications, through articles and analyses, including most recently “Lockdown has boosted remote activities and accelerated the digital revolution”, “France or the new Blockchain paradise”, and “A robot law soon”. During the last Cité de la Réussite event, Mahasti Razavi also spoke about artificial intelligence.

Mahasti Razavi has been Managing Partner of August Debouzy since January 1, 2018.

Practice Area

• Competition and Distribution Law
• Intellectual Property, Media & Art
• IT & Data Protection
• Commercial and international agreements

Education

• New York University School of law, LLM in International Law, 1995
• University of Paris I, DEA in Anglo-American Studies, 1993
• University of Paris II, DEA in Corporate & Business Law, 1992

Bars admission

• New-York, 1996
• Paris, 1994

Languages

French I English I Persian

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2021

• Industry focus: IT and Internet: Tier 1/4
Mahasti Razavi: Leading Individual
• Data privacy and data protection: Tier 1/3
• Intellectual Property: Patents: Tier 1/4
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks and designs: Tier 3/4
• Intellectual Property: Copyright: Tier 1/3
• Industry focus: Luxury goods: Tier 2/2
• Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences: Tier 2/3
• Media and entertainment: Newspapers: Tier 1/2
• Media and entertainment: Sport: Tier 2/2

"The team at August Debouzy represents a range of leading IT providers, including Microsoft, and is active on significant TMT projects
from launching digital commerce platforms to conducting data privacy audits. Other areas of expertise include working on regulatory compliance programs, cyber security issues and outsourcing matters. Litigation is handled in-house, with the team being instructed
on several privacy disputes before both civil and criminal courts. New York and Paris-qualified IT specialist Mahasti Razavi,
who is rated for providing 'workable solutions', leads the practice alongside Florence Chafiol and Alexandra Berg-Moussa. Upand-
coming counsel Anne-Sophie Lampe is a name to note for IP and IT litigation. Nicolas Quoy and Charles Bouffier are also
highly regarded."

‘Mahasti Razavi understands how to communicate with clients,
always anticipating their needs and providing workable solutions.‘
Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - IT and internet
 

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2021

• TMT – Information Technology: Band 2
Mahasti Razavi: Band 1
• TMT – Data protection
• Intellectual property: Band 1

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS GLOBAL 2021

• Intellectual property : Band 1

"Mahasti Razavi gains recognition as a leading figure in the field of information technology. "She demonstrates exceptional leadership
qualities," enthuses one source, who also praises "her in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscape.""
Chambers & Partners Europe 2021
 

WHO'S WHO LEGAL

• Mahasti Razavi: Information Technology; Data
 

BEST LAWYERS 2022
LAWYER OF THE YEAR (BEST LAWYERS)

• Mahasti Razavi
 

DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT

• Patents – Litigation: Leading
• Patents litigation in pharma, biotechs and life sciences: Leading
• Newspapers: Leading
• Radio: Leading
• IT and internet: Leading
• Personal data: Leading
• Luxury and fashion: Excellent
• Electronic health: Excellent
• Telecommunications: Highly recommended
• Trademarks and designs: Highly recommended
• Advertising & Marketing: Highly recommended
• Publishing law: Excellent
• Music law: Highly recommended
• Art market: Highly recommended
• Audiovisual law: Highly recommended
• Africa Desk TMT: Highly recommended
• IT & software : Leading
• Trademark litigation : Highly recommended
 

THE GLOBAL IP AWARDS (IAM & WTR)

• Patent Law Firm of the year 2019
 

IAM PATENT 1000 France

• Litigation: Tier 1/3
• Prosecution: Recommended
• Transactions
 

MEDIA LAW INTERNATIONAL FRANCE 2021

• Full Service Firms: Tier 2/4
 

LE MONDE DU DROIT 2020

• Patents: Golden Trophy
• Copyrights: Golden Trophy
 

MIP - IP STARS 2020

• Contentieux de brevets: Tier 1/3 (2021)
• Mahasti Razavi: Trade mark star (2021)
 

MANAGING IP 2021

• French Patent Contentious Firm of the Year
 

JUVE PATENT 2021

• Litigation: lawyers France: Tier 1/5