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.

