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Paul Okel

Special Counsel

Areas of Concentration

  • Business transactions in and with Europe

  • International business transactions that generates value through intellectual property: patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks

  • Outsourcing

  • Logistics arrangements

  • Distribution arrangements

  • Franchising

  • Real estate transactions and property management

  • Trusts & Estates

 

Education Information - Career

  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed (1997-2004)

  • Salès Vincent & Associés (1992-1997)

  • University of Chicago Law School (Doctor of Law)

  • Hague Academy of International Law (Diploma)

  • Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies – D.E.A.)

  • University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts)

 

 

Speaker

  • Europe in a Nutshell

  • Perspectives on USA – Europe relations

  • Perspectives on European business law

  • European Film Co-Production

  • Chaired a panel on negotiation

  • Contracts Under Common Law: Term and Termination

  • Whose Rights? Who Knows, Who Cares?

  • Key Copyright Issues in International Licensing

 
Professional Activities

  • Paris bar

  • California state bar

  • ESSCA, Professor and European program director (2005-2006)

  • ESSEC, Professor in graduate and professional programs

  • Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle, Professor in international programs

 
Language Expertise

  • English

  • French
     

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