Team

Hermien Van Der Vynckt

Attorney at Law - Counsel

Hermien van der Vynckt advises French and international companies, both in advisory and contentious matters, on protecting their intangible assets, securing their business operations, and representing them in disputes before civil and commercial courts.

His practice primarily focuses on the value creation and protection of creative works and innovative technologies for a diverse client base operating in sectors such as software, cryptocurrencies, media, consumer goods, luxury, and advertising.

Hermien van der Vynckt has developed strong expertise in digital law (including AI, IT contracts, personal data and cybersecurity), intellectual property law (including copyright, trademarks, and software anti-counterfeiting enforcement programmes), and commercial law (including unfair competition, parasitism, and the structuring of distribution networks). He also represents clients in administrative proceedings before the French Trademark Office (INPI) and the EUIPO.

Hermien has been admitted to the Paris Bar in 2017. Prior to joining Momentum Avocats, he has practised for nine years at the law firm De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.

Hermien has been recognised as a “Key Lawyer” in “IT and Internet” in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 and as a “One to Watch” in Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers France.

Languages

French, English

Education

2016 – CAPA (Bar Admission), Paris Bar School (École de Formation du Barreau de Paris)
2014 – Master’s Degree (LL.M. equivalent) in Intellectual Property Law, Panthéon-Assas University
2013 – Master’s Degree (LL.M. equivalent) in Business Law, Université Paris-Dauphine (Master 214)
2012 – Bachelor’s Degree (LL.B. equivalent) in Business Law, Université Paris-Dauphine

Memberships

  • APRAM – Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners

Secteurs

  • Technology
  • Luxury
  • Sports
  • Media and Advertising
  • Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Rest of the team

Jean Sébastien Mariez

Attorney at Law - Partner

Julien Canlorbe

Attorney at Law - Partner

Julie Carel

Attorney at Law - Partner

Laura Godfrin

ATTORNEY AT LAW - OF COUNSEL

Valentine Giraudat

Attorney at law - Associate

Philomène Dubecq

Attorney at law - Associate

Jeanne Roussel

ATTORNEY AT LAW - ASSOCIATE

Inès Lalet

Attorney-at-Law - Associate

Raphaël Gentilleau

Attorney-at-Law - Associate

Alice Raynal

Legal operations officer

Practises

Intellectual Property

Trademarks, brand and design protection

Licensing and transactions

IP litigation

Anti-counterfeiting

Designations of origin

Information Technology

Online content disputes

IT litigation

IT agreements

Artifical intelligence

Blockchain and Web 3

Access and use of public data

IT Regulatory

Media, Entertainment & Sports

Advertising

News - Book publishers

E-reputation – Influencers

Defamation - Image Rights

Sports - Gaming

Commercial and E-commerce

Commercial litigation

E-commerce

Commercial agreements and Distribution

Consumer Law

Data Privacy and cybersecurity

Personal Data compliance

Personal Data litigation

Cybersecurity

Privacy Regulatory