Our references.

 

Copyright Law.

  • Legal counsel to a scientific publishing house in connection with the review and restructuring of its contractual framework (publishing agreements, editorial director agreements, distribution agreements, etc.).

  • Legal counsel to an author in connection with the termination of a publishing agreement.

  • Due diligence on behalf of a leading French cinematographic production and distribution company with respect to a portfolio of agreements governing future exploitation rights.

  • Civil and criminal proceedings brought on behalf of a photographer's estate against auction houses, auctioneers, and expert appraisers challenging the authenticity and provenance of photographic prints offered for sale.

  • Negotiation and drafting of multiple rights assignment agreements on behalf of an author with a major French audiovisual group.

 

Art Market Law.

  • Defence of the owner of a drawing offered at auction in proceedings challenging the authenticity of the work brought by the purchaser in the context of court-ordered expert appraisal proceedings.

  • Liability claim against an auction house, an auctioneer, and an expert appraiser arising from the offering for sale of photographic prints lacking authentic provenance.

  • Criminal proceedings for theft, handling of stolen goods, and money laundering in connection with the auction of several lots of cultural property of doubtful authenticity, origin, and provenance.

  • Negotiation of the rescission of an auction sale on grounds of material misrepresentation in the sale catalogue.

  • Emergency injunction proceedings seeking the withdrawal from sale of several works of art lacking attribution.

  • Negotiations with multiple French and foreign auction operators seeking the rectification of catalogue entries.

Industrial Property (Trademarks, Designs and Models).

  • Defence of a fashion designer in proceedings aimed at preserving her right to use her patronymic name registered as a trademark.

  • Action for the cancellation of several trademarks on grounds of fraudulent filing, brought on behalf of a brewery.

  • Management of a trademark portfolio in France and internationally on behalf of a leading French importer and distributor of spirits.

  • Representation of an art fair organiser in proceedings defending a trademark challenged by a global leader in the organisation of trade fairs.

  • Defence of the trademark of a French start-up specialising in virtual reality against opposition proceedings filed before the EUIPO by a British media group.

 

Digital Reputation & Cybercrime.

  • Successful application for the removal of defamatory reviews published on Google on behalf of a law firm, together with the filing of a criminal complaint for defamation.

  • Application for court-ordered identification of the author of defamatory reviews published on a dental surgeon's Google Business profile.

  • Defamation proceedings brought to protect the posthumous reputation of a deceased photographer.

  • Defence of a production company in emergency injunction proceedings seeking to restrain the broadcast of a documentary.

  • Civil and criminal proceedings for the identification of the perpetrator of cyberbullying and identity theft on social media platforms.

  • Coordinated civil and criminal proceedings in France and abroad on behalf of a finance professional victim of cyberbullying and online reputation attacks.Obtention du retrait d'avis négatifs publiés sur Google dans l'intérêt d'un cabinet d'avocats et dépôt d'une plainte pénale en diffamation.

 

Commercial & Business Law.

  • Drafting of general terms and conditions of sale and of use on behalf of a literary publishing house and its online bookshop.

  • Drafting of legal notices and mandatory disclosures for the website of a financial services company.

  • Unfair competition and parasitism claim on behalf of a recruitment firm arising from the misappropriation of its website's visual identity.

  • Unfair competition claim on behalf of a furniture design company arising from the slavish imitation of several of its pieces.

  • Debt recovery proceedings against a music video producer.

  • Successful application for the lifting of a prejudgment seizure of evidence (saisie ad probationem) obtained on behalf of a company in the agri-food sector.