Olivier de Combret

Head of Brand Protection

Singapore

About

Dynamic and business-oriented legal counsel with 12 years of experience in Intellectual Property, Brand Protection, and Distribution law, with a strong focus on digital and e-commerce matters. I recently joined Shopee in Singapore as Head of Brand Protection, where I lead efforts to safeguard the platform and its community across Southeast Asia and beyond. My career spans 8 years in the luxury sector followed by building the IP department from the ground up at a fast-growing start-up in Germany. Having lived and worked across Luxembourg, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, France, and Germany, I bring a truly international perspective to legal strategy and brand protection.

Experience

  • Head of Brand Protection at Shopee
    Aug 2025 - Apr 2026 · 9 mos

  • SellerX (Berlin, Germany)
    • Head of IP
      May 2022 - Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      SellerX is Europe’s leading aggregator of e-commerce businesses, with more than 750 employees, over 80 brands, a portfolio of over 50,000 products - and we’re just getting started! Heading the team of legal counsels in charge of the intellectual property for the Group worldwide - IP Due Diligence on the potential targets for acquisition - Integration and management of the portfolio - Clearance checks - Contracts, licensing, assignments - Disputes, Litigation and Brand Protection

    • Senior IP Counsel
      Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

  • CHANEL (7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Legal Counsel - IP / Brand Protection
      Jan 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Legal Counsel - Internet Brand Protection
      Sep 2015 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Legal Counsel - Distribution/Competition
      Mar 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Distribution on the Internet - Fight against grey market on the Internet - Brick&mortar distribution for watches

  • IP Legal Trainee at Louis Vuitton
    Feb 2013 - Sep 2013 · 8 mos

    Anti-counterfeiting Department for Europe - Customs Application - Authentication of the products - Filing criminal complaints - Preparation of criminal trials - Supervision of local attorneys

  • Vacataire administratif at Université Grenoble Alpes
    Jun 2011 - Sep 2011 · 4 mos