Cédric Manara has lost his hair through teaching, writing and consulting. He has been a full-time professor of law at EDHEC Business School (France), has spent research periods in Finland, Italy, Japan and the USA, and has numerous publications to his credit on intellectual property and Internet-related legal issues. He worked as a consultant for e-commerce companies and law firms before joining Google's formidable legal team in 2013 as a copyright consultant. Today, he has been Director and Global Head of Copyright since May 2018.