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Mahasti Razavi is managing partner at August Debouzy. She is one of the world’s foremost experts in IP/IT, digital, e-commerce, and media law.
Mahasti acts as a strategic advisor to a variety of industry leaders, supporting their digital transformation, their digital outsourcing, or the implementation of partnership projects. She is constantly ranked as a top IT law expert in the Chambers and Legal 500 rankings.
Mahasti was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the French-American Foundation, a long-standing and valued partner of the firm. She regularly gives lectures on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and risk mitigation in Legal Tech companies, having taught at the Paris Bar School and Sciences Po. Mahasti joined August Debouzy in 1997, and became managing partner in January 2018.
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LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023
• Industry focus: IT and Internet: Tier 1/4
Mahasti Razavi: Leading Individual
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks and designs: Tier 4/4
• Industry focus: Luxury goods: Tier 2/2
• Media and entertainment: Sports: Tier 3/3
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2023
• TMT – Information Technology: Band 1
Mahasti Razavi: Band 1
WHO'S WHO LEGAL 2023
• Mahasti Razavi: Information Technology; Data; Blockchain
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• IT and internet: Leading
• Luxury and fashion: Excellent
• Telecommunications: Highly recommended
• Trademarks and designs: Highly recommended
• Advertising & Marketing: Highly recommended
• IT & software: Leading
BEST LAWYER 2024
Law firm of the year - Information Technology Law (2024)
• Mahasti Razavi
MEDIA LAW INTERNATIONAL FRANCE 2022
• Full Service Firms: Tier 1/4
MIP - IP STARS 2022
• Mahasti Razavi: Trade mark star
• Mahasti Razavi: Top 250 Women in IP
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