Intellectual Property - Trademarks - Art Market Law - Press & Media
S. Gavrilov
A boutique law firm dedicated to creation, innovation, and mediation.
Our services.
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We provide legal counsel and representation to authors, artists, creators, companies, and associations in the protection, enforcement, and monetisation of their intellectual and industrial property rights, including trademarks, designs, and models.
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We provide ongoing support to artists and authors in the development of their professional careers, including the negotiation and drafting of all related agreements.
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We act as appointed mediator, in both French and English, to facilitate the amicable resolution of disputes, in particular in collaboration with the Paris Civil Court (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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We deliver tailored training programmes in intellectual property law to corporates, professional associations, schools, and universities.
Maître Krystelle Biondi.
Attorney-at-Law · Mediator · Artists' and Authors' Agent
With over 15 years of experience in intellectual property law and art law, our firm has developed a solid and wide-ranging expertise across all creative and cultural industries.
We advise and represent artists, authors, and art collectors, as well as a broad range of private and public stakeholders in France and internationally — including associations, universities, galleries, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, auction houses, and major corporations. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to provide bespoke legal counsel tailored to the specific needs and challenges of each sector.
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Background & Experience
Krystelle Biondi commenced her career as in-house legal counsel at a leading French luxury conglomerate. In 2010, she joined a firm specialising in literary publishing, audiovisual law, and the protection of privacy rights. She subsequently practised at a firm focusing on copyright and trademark law, where she developed a specialisation in online reputation management for high-net-worth individuals and corporations.
In 2015, she established her own practice, advising and representing clients across the following practice areas: copyright law, trademark and design law, domain name disputes, unfair competition and passing off, art market law, media law, and digital reputation.
The firm acts for a diverse client base — including photographers, authors, publishing houses, start-ups, industrial and agri-food groups, and professional trade associations — in the design and implementation of bespoke legal strategies. Krystelle Biondi practises both in a non-contentious advisory capacity and in contentious proceedings, appearing before all competent national and European jurisdictions and institutions.
In her capacity as artists' and authors' agent, she further represents the professional interests of her clients — including stand-up comedians, screenwriters, and literary authors — in contract negotiation, drafting, and talent placement.
Krystelle Biondi is appointed as mediator by the Intellectual Property Chamber of the Paris Civil Court (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris) and by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
She serves on the trademark law advisory panel of the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
Since 2016, she has held a lectureship in media law and digital law at the Institut Français de Presse, affiliated with the Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas.
Professional & Academic Involvement
Krystelle Biondi has held several senior positions within the legal profession: President of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Paris II (ADIP 2, now IP Assas) and President of the Paris II Alumni Association (Assas Alumni). She currently serves as Chair of the "Collectif de défense au sein de la profession d'avocat", an association dedicated to the prevention and resolution of occupational distress and harassment within the legal profession.
She is a member of the Institut Art & Droit.
Qualifications
Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (CAPA) Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Literary, Artistic and Industrial Property — Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas University Diploma in Mediation — IFOMENE – ICP