Jane Seager

Partner, Hogan Lovells

With years of experience in IP, media and technology law, a practical and a client-focused attitude, Jane has advised many clients on brand protection online, in particular regarding the protection and recuperation of domain names in many jurisdictions across the globe.

Jane also advises on portfolio management and strategy, especially in relation to new gTLDs, as well as on many technology-related issues such as phishing, cybersecurity, takedown of websites and social media, and has negotiated the sale and purchase of a number of IT-related assets such as IPv4 addresses, domain names and app names.

Jane is a UDRP panellist with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Czech Arbitration Court and is also a panellist with Nominet, AFNIC and the Czech Arbitration Court in relation to domain name disputes under '.co.uk', '.fr' and '.eu' respectively. Before joining the firm in 2004, Jane spent two years as a trainee solicitor at a well-known specialised IP/technology law firm in London and three years as a solicitor in the company/commercial department of a large city firm. She then spent two years acting as internal counsel for one of the 'big five' auditing firms in Paris, advising their IT consultants in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.