Benjamin May

Benjamin May is one of the founding partners of ARAMIS. His professional practice covers regulatory work, intellectual property, information technology, e-commerce and data protection. His practice also includes commercial contracts and litigation. Benjamin has a particular focus in the field of life sciences and in the financial services sector.

He graduated from the University of Paris XI and the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe). He previously worked for the law firms Gide, both in Budapest and Paris, and de Pardieu Brocas & Maffei in Paris. He speaks French and English. Benjamin teaches Information technology law at the Paris graduated school of management (ESCP-Europe) and is a frequent speaker in conferences in his areas of expertise. Professional memberships: INTA, EPLAW, ITECHLAW, APRAM, AIPPI and ADAN.

Benjamin May has been named one of France’s Best Lawyers 2024 in the Banking and Finance Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation, Outsourcing and Technology Law categories.

References

What the market says on us

“Benjamin May leads the IT and IP practice at the firm, and his practice encompasses contract litigation, as well as internet law and personal data matters..” reports Who’s Who Legal. It also declares that Benjamin “is is a top-tier patents lawyer with in-depth expertise when it comes to the life sciences sector”.

‘Benjamin May is excellent, available and responsive. He provides relevant and constructive advice.’ Legal 500

Benjamin May has the appreciable quality of being subtle in his advice and his approach and assessment of situations. He has an excellent understanding of European regulations and French legislation. He knows to respond to requests in a pragmatic way. He is simple, reliable, mentally quick and thus efficient. He’s a person of great value.‘ Legal 500

More information about Benjamin May on Who’s Who Legal web site here.

Partner

Education

2006: Co-founder of Aramis

2001-2005: De Pardieu Brocas Maffei (Paris)

1998-2001: Gide Loyrette Nouel (Budapest and Paris)

Graduate of the Master of Law (corporate law and tax) of the University of Paris XI (1997)

Paris Graduate School of Management (ESCP Europe, 1996)

Publications

Lexology Panoramic : Data Protection & Privacy 2025

Aramis wrote the "Chapter Fance" of the Guide Guetting the Deal Through - Patent 2019

Everything you've always wanted to know on the new "Trademark Package" in French Law.

Saisie-contrefaçon : 2 ans de jurisprudence après la loi de lutte contre la contrefaçon

Brevets Pharmaceutiques : approche pratique du contentieux des mesures d'interdiction provisoire

Le terme « TEXTO » peut-il constituer une marque valable ?

Améliorer l'indemnisation de la contrefaçon : la loi ne suffira pas

Droit d'auteur : le triple test à l'ère numérique

Le contrat cloud: plus simple et plus dangereux

Contrats informatiques: le charivari des licences de logiciels

Responsabilité des acteurs du web 2.0 : l'histoire sans fin

Contrats informatiques : l'indivisibilité à la rescousse

EBay France condamné à payer à LVMH une indemnité record de 40 millions d'euros

Les conditions générales d'Amazon jugées abusives et illicites

Google AdWords : la Cour de cassation en touche un mot à la CJCE

Lutte contre le blanchiment : les décrets changent la donne des cartes prépayées !

La Directive sur les services de paiement transposée en droit français

Preliminary Injunctions in the pharma sector: a spectacular U-turn of French judges in favour of patents owners

France - Exceptional interim measures ordered against Teva

Validity of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) - French and European clarifications

Second medical use patents: outcome of the Pregabalin case