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Senior lawyer in intellectual property and audiovisual law, I have 7 years of experience within media groups and production companies.
I assist companies, producers, broadcasters, and agencies with all their legal issues related to the creation, production, and exploitation of works.
Areas of expertise:
Intellectual property law: copyright, trademarks (prior art searches, filings, assignments, licenses), rights management, pre-litigation and litigation
Audiovisual and production law: production contracts (delegated, executive, co-production), rights acquisitions and assignments, consultants, directors, authors, composers, photographers, models/actors
Audiovisual & Media Production: securing the rights chain, regulatory compliance (ARCOM), management of audiovisual projects and international events
Contractual negotiation & business affairs: complex contract negotiation, partnerships, NDAs, support for operational teams
Key experiences:
- Audiovisual & IP Lawyer at L'Équipe group (sports rights, documentaries, photographic archive, Ballon d'Or, ARCOM compliance)
- Business Affairs Lawyer in audiovisual production (cinema, advertising, music)
- Independent consultant in audiovisual production & intellectual property
- Experience within groups such as Chanel, Yves Rocher, and specialized IP firms
Autonomous, rigorous, and solutions-oriented, I easily integrate into teams and projects, with a pragmatic and business-oriented approach to law.
I work on both a one-off mission basis and long-term support, remotely or on-site.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Biarritz (up to 50km)
Experience
- CONSULTANTE PRODUCTION AUDIOVISUELLE & PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLEAUDIVISUAL PRODUCTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTFILM AND AVJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)64200 Biarritz, FranceLegal supervision and drafting of TV show production contracts | Prior art searches and trademark filings | Training in audiovisual production law | Drafting of executive and co-production contracts | Drafting of rights assignments
- L'ÉQUIPEAUDIOVISUAL LAW & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERPRESS AND MEDIAMarch 2019 - December 2023 (4 years and 9 months)92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, FranceNegotiation, analysis, and drafting of sports rights acquisition contracts, consultant contracts, intellectual property-related contracts (authors, directors, photographers), and collective copyright management (SCAM, SACD, SACEM)Negotiation, drafting, and management of all contracts relating to the production of L'Equipe Explore documentariesResponsible for the regulatory compliance of the L'Equipe Channel with ARCOM (drafting reports, participating in hearings, renewal of the L'Equipe Channel's agreement)Management of the Golden Ball International Ceremony: negotiation, drafting, and monitoring of official partnership contracts, NDAs, creation and monitoring of the proper application of the graphic charter and the Golden Ball brand (negotiation with the communication agency and the artistic director), drafting and monitoring of contracts relating to music, audiovisual capture, and the ceremony's productionContract management for L'Équipe's photographic archive (Agence Presse Sports): distribution of photographs by local or international photography agencies, drafting, negotiation, and monitoring of rights assignments, advice, and dispute managementLEGISWAY Project (1 year): creation of a legal database accessible to all employees, digitization, software configuration, project monitoring and negotiation with full autonomy.
- GROUPE PREMIÈRE HEURE,BUSINESS AFFAIRS LAWYERFILM AND AVMarch 2020 - July 2020 (4 months)Paris, FranceAudiovisual production: Negotiation, drafting, and monitoring of audiovisual production contracts (delegated production, executive production) Legal securing of issues related to the development, production, broadcasting, and compliance of the rights chain in short films, series, documentary series, music videos.Copyright: Acquisitions, renewals, extensions (Music, voice-overs, Directors/Photographers, Models/Actors)Advice to operational staff: Issues related to copyright and image rights in advertising films, advertising regulations, status of actors/models.
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Education
- MASTER II DROIT DE L'ENTREPRISE, Spécialité droit de l'immatériel et des technologies de l'information. Parcours propriété intellectuelleUniversité Toulouse 1 Capitole2014
- MASTER I DROIT DE L'ENTREPRISE Parcours Droit des AffairesUniversité Toulouse 1 Capitole2013