Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

🎯 Lawyer specializing in contracts and intellectual property, I now support companies as an independent, after more than 10 years of experience as a legal manager in-house at a video game publisher.

I master all the legal issues related to the creative and technological sectors:

🎮 video games,

📚 publishing,

📦 merchandising,

💡 licensing & IP.

🛠️ Key Skills:

Drafting, negotiation, and review of contracts (publishing, development, distribution, rights transfer, merchandising, licenses)
Legal structuring of cross-functional projects
Risk analysis, operational support
Management of intellectual property rights (copyright, trademarks)
Contractual monitoring

✅ My added value:

Responsiveness and adaptability
Both legal and strategic approach
Excellent understanding of business and creative constraints
Ability to simplify legal issues to facilitate decision-making

📍 Based in Montpellier – I work remotely or occasionally on-site (Paris or elsewhere)

💼 Available for one-off, fixed-fee, or recurring assignments (partial legal outsourcing, support for internal teams, temporary reinforcement, etc.).

I work with legal departments, studios, and SME managers without in-house lawyers.

➡️ Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your specific projects or needs.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Montpellier (up to 50km)

Microids
Senior Lawyer | Contracts & Intellectual Property | Video Games, Publishing, Creative Industries
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
January 2025 - June 2025 (5 months)
Paris, France
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts (publishing, distribution, development)
- Legal management of IP rights (licensing, transfers, etc.)
- Risk analysis & legal project security
Innobiz
Contracts Lawyer | Intellectual Property
IMPORT AND EXPORT
January 2017 - July 2020 (3 years and 6 months)
Montpellier, France
Reporting to the Manager
Drafting of contracts related to the business: contracts with suppliers, distribution, e-commerce, GTC, product and brand licenses, services, etc.
Filing of trademarks and designs
Microids/Anuman
Legal Manager Video Game Publisher | Contracts & Intellectual Property
PUBLISHING
January 2007 - February 2017 (10 years and 1 month)
Montreuil, France
Reporting to the CEO of "Anuman Interactive" now Microids

Specialization in Intellectual Property/Software/Video Games/Web;

- Drafting & negotiation of rights acquisition and transfer contracts (license, publishing, distribution, marketing, etc.)
- Content acquisition (interface with judicial representatives/liquidators);
- Management of the trademark portfolio;
- Social: Assistance and advice on labor law issues, drafting of employment contracts, dismissal procedures;
- Litigation: management of pre-litigation, litigation, interface with law firms in France and abroad.