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1 Authors ALAIN BENSOUSSAN is an attorney at law in Paris (France), specialized in Information and Communication Technologies Law and the founder of a law firm dedicated to computer and advanced technology law since The Alain Bensoussan Avocats Lexing law firm focuses its practice on Advanced Technology Law. Innovation has always been the hallmark of the firm, which designs innovative strategies, encourages out-of-the-box thinking, and creates new concepts to anticipate the legal issues and challenges brought about by the development of new technologies. In keeping with this tradition, Alain Bensoussan pioneered the concept of robot personality and established the International Federation of Robots Law in June Alain Bensoussan is also the founder of the Lexing Network, the first global network of attorneys specialized in technology law, which currently comprises of 27 members in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europa and Oceania. He is also Chairman and Founder of the Robotic Law Association (RLA). He is the author of many articles and books, including a comprehensive guide to data protection law (Code informatique, fichiers et libertés, Ed. Larcier, October 2014), a book on robot law (Droit des robots, Ed. Larcier, June 2015) and a handbook on information technology and telecommunications security (Code de la sécurité informatique et télécom, Ed. Larcier, may 2016). He has been writing a monthly column on robot law in the magazine Planète Robots since 2013 and spoke at TEDx Paris on robot law ( De l urgence d un droit des robots? ) in November JEREMY BENSOUSSAN is an attorney at law in Paris (France) and a graduate engineer of the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP Paris). Head of the Robotics Technology Law Department at the Alain Bensoussan Avocats Lexing law firm, he has co-authored a book with Alain Bensoussan on robot law (Droit des robots, Ed. Larcier, June 2015).

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3 Contributors APTS ALVES PEREIRA & TEIXEIRA DE SOUSA, RL (partners João P. Alves Pereira and Belén Granados), in Lisbon (Portugal), which is a member of Lexing Network. APTS was founded in 1990 and has offices in Lisbon, as well as associated law firms in Portuguese-speaking African countries. The law firm s long-term national and foreign clientele originates from diverse areas, including advertising and media, entertainment, transportation, retailing, telecommunications, and IT. APTS has extensive experience in IP and TMT matters. GEORGE A. BALLAS is senior and managing partner at the law firm Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C. in Athens, Greece, a member of Lexing Network. George heads the firm s prominent IP, IT & CT practice group. He is a member of the Athens Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Trademark Association, an advocate before the Supreme Courts of Greece and a qualified European patent attorney. In addition to heading the firm s litigation practice in complex pharmaceutical patents and anti-counterfeiting cases, he regularly advises clients in developing and managing strategic initiatives for optimizing intellectual assets protection, exploitation and enforcement. He also advises Fortune500 companies on contentious and non-contentious aspects of media, technology and telecommunications law. THEODORE J. KONSTANTAKOPOULOS is associate at the law firm Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C. Theodore is a member of the firm s IP, IT & CT Group, the Company, Tax & Employment Group and the Consumer Rights Group. He is a member of the Athens Bar Association. Theodore advises and litigates on all aspects of media, technology and telecommunications law, with particular focus on data protection. Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C., one of the leading business law firms in Greece, provides a wide range of specialized legal services to both domestic and international clients. SEBASTIEN FANTI is a lawyer and notary in Sion (Switzerland), founder of Sebastien Fanti law firm, a member of Lexing Network. Sebastien Fanti law firm is made of legal specialists in a wide range of areas (notary public services, contracts, new technology etc.). To defend and assist clients in the best possible ways, Sebastien Fanti has developed a series of tool and acquired solid, specialized skills and knowledge in his various practice areas. Sebastien Fanti was elected Data Protection and Information Commissioner for the Canton of Valais in MARC GALLARDO is the founder and managing partner of Lexing Spain, a member of Lexing Network. Lexing Spain is a professional services firm based in Barcelona that combines business consulting, technology and legal services. He has a

4 mixed team (lawyers and consultants specializing in technology, telecommunications and the internet) that offers comprehensive advice on all aspects relating to the protection of intangible assets and advanced technology. His advanced technology expertise extends to any legal aspect of telecommunications, e-commerce and business on the Internet. He also provides ongoing assistance in adapting and monitoring compliance with the Spanish Data Protection Act. FRANÇOISE GILBERT is a partner at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Silicon Valley, California (USA) and a member of Lexing Network. Her practice focuses on US and global emerging technology issues in Internet, cloud computing, big data, connected devices, autonomous devices, robots and other markets. Her clients include cloud service providers, analytics companies, connected device developers, publishers, Internet stores, insurance companies, financial institutions, service providers, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and others. She is the author and editor of the two volume treatise Global Privacy and Security Law (Wolters Kluwer). Greenberg Traurig s Emerging Technology practice group works with companies at all stages of their development from formation to financing, mergers and acquisitions to IPO. Its Cybersecurity, Privacy and Crisis Management practice group is dedicated to developing strategies to address privacy, data security, and other information management issues in the United States and around the world. JOHN GILES is the managing attorney at Michalsons in South Africa, and a member of Lexing Network. John Giles has years of practical experience applying his knowledge to organisations to help them grow and avoid legal problems, difficulties, or disputes. Michalsons is a leading specialist law firm, providing various practical corporate and ICT legal services, and covering all areas of ICT law, including data protection and robot law. JEAN-FRANÇOIS HENROTTE is a partner at Philippe & Partners in Brussels and Liège (Belgium), managing partner of Philippe & Partners, a member of Lexing Network. He is specialized in information technology law and intellectual property law. Philippe & Partners is a Belgian-Luxembourgian law firm. FANNY COTON and ALEXANDRE CASSART are senior associates at Philippe & Partners in Liège (Belgium). Philippe & Partners lawyers are complementary to each other and are equally devoted to litigation, consultancy and transactional work. Members of Lexing Network, the IP, IT & TMT Department, have developed specific expertise in the various branches of Information Technology and Intellectual Property law, so they are qualified to handle both the advisory and litigation aspects. RAYAN KOUATLY and ABIR ZAAROUR are lawyers at Kouatly & Associates in Beirut (Lebanon) and a member of the Lexing Network. It has established itself as a leading law firm in Lebanon and the region providing creative and practical legal solutions across a wide range of practice areas, mainly in IP and IT Law, Business

5 and Corporate law, Oil and Gas, and International Commercial Arbitration. It serves both the public and the private sectors and advises local and regional companies on a wide range of IT and new technologies related matters through its specialized IP and IT law unit. GABRIEL LIZAMA is the founding partner of Lex Investments & Services SA Law- Firm in San José (Costa Rica), a member of Lexing Network. He advices national and international companies in the technology sector, data protection, intellectual property, corporate and administrative law. The firm have extensive experience in the resolution of complex litigation and arbitration matters. Lexing Costa Rica and its dedicated lawyers based on the highest ethical and professional standards, innovation and proactivity, understand the needs of the client and provides quality legal services in Costa Rica. / ANDREAS LOBER at Beiten Burkhardt law firm (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), TIM CHRISTOPHER CAESAR and WOJTEK ROPEL are lowyers and members of the IP/ IT/Media practice group. They have a focus on technology and data protection and advise companies as well as investors in the technology sector in regard to all legal aspects relevant to their businesses. Beiten Burkhardt, a member of Lexing, is a commercial law practice founded in 1990 in Munich (Germany) and active worldwide, with a range of expertise that covers all areas of commercial law. RUSSELL D. MAYER is senior partner and a founding member of Livnat, Mayer & Co. law firm located in Jerusalem (Israel), and member of Lexing Network. Mr. Mayer has acquired extensive legal and business experience assisting high-tech companies in all phases from incorporation through seed funding and eventually to exit. Livnat, Mayer & Co is a dynamic, boutique law firm with a broad based, commercial practice including information technology, privacy, intellectual property, corporate, labor/employment and litigation matters. The firm has extensive experience in advising on, and executing, a broad range of sophisticated transactions and strategies for clients in Israel and on a global scale. SILVIA MELCHIOR is a founding partner of Melchior, Micheletti & Amendoeira Law Firm, in São Paulo (Brazil), which is a member of Lexing Network. She has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications and high technology and IT fields. In particular, she advises the Brazilian Association of Competitive Telecommunications Providers (Telcomp), one of the most important ones in that sector and is a researcher of Society and Technology Study Center (or, CEST) at the University of São Paulo, where she also teaches in School of Engineering. Firm s team is highly qualified and has concrete legal expertise and practical knowledge in operational areas, especially those related to Communication and Information Technology.

6 DANIEL PREISKEL is senior partner and a co-founder of Preiskel & Co in London (United Kingdom). The firm is member of Lexing Network. Preiskel & Co is a boutique law firm based in the City of London that is independently recognized as a leader in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, and possesses significant expertise across a range of other sectors including gaming, leisure and lifestyle retail. The firm acts for a broad range of corporate clients including multinationals SMEs, and start-ups, as well as for regulators, law firms and consultancies. It has extensive experience of advising on IT contracts for suppliers and customer, software agreements and Internet & E-Commerce matters. MELISSA RAMÍREZ, is an associate lawyer of Lexing Costa Rica located in San José (Costa Rica).She is member of the bar association of Costa Rica, she was formerly as a Judge at San José s Civil Court and also was counsel of the Minister of Environment and Technology of Costa Rica, the Costa Rican Fisheries Federation and others international law firms. After a few years studying abroad in countries like India, Thailand, Japan and Indonesia, she is dedicated to new technologies, data protection, intellectual property, environmental law, litigation and arbitration matters. / KOKI TADA is partner of the law firm Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices in Tokyo (Japan), a member of Lexing Network. He is the Executive secretary of the International Relations Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Association. Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices was established in 2007 through the merger of Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices and Asuka Kyowa Law Firm. It provides a wide range of legal services covering the entire spectrum of domestic and international legal work in connection with commerce, management and intellectual property rights. The firm has built a multi-national team who can provide solutions to a large variety of legal issues in Japan and overseas. JUN YANG is the managing partner and co-head of the IP/IT and arbitration/litigation departments of Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers (China), a member of Lexing Network. He is member of the International Relation Commission of the Shanghai Bar Association. Jade & Fountain is one of the leading Chinese law firms, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hefei and Chicago. As a full-service law firm, Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers provides a broad range of services. IT and telecommunication is an important practice area of the firm. Its lawyers possess both industry knowledge and a thorough understanding of China s regulatory framework on IT and telecommunication, and its IP expertise enables it to assist clients in formulating, improving and implementing effective systems to protect their technologies and IP rights in China. RAFFAELE ZALLONE is the founding and managing partner of Studio Legale Zallone located in Milan (Italy), and member of Lexing Network. Founded in 1997, Studio Legale Zallone provides legal assistance for all aspects of IT law (privacy,

7 e-commerce, IT contracts, outsourcing, cloud computing, social networks, information technology and employment) to customers in different business sectors (insurance, pharmaceutical, retail, health, publishing, transport). The firm was one of the first in Italy to deal with the legal aspects of cloud computing and has gained significant experience in this area. It has also a well-established experience in issues related to the use of technologies in the workplace, with specific focus on privacy matters.