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Mr Jean-François Canat

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Work Department

Litigation | Art law

Position

Jean-François Canat has been a lawyer for the best part of his life and following various experiences in other law firms, he contributed to the founding of UGGC Avocats in 1993.

He is mostly involved in litigation, in matters of art market law and commercial law.

ART MARKET LAW EXPERTISE:

Jean-François’ long-standing practice in art law remains a rare occurrence in a law firm such as UGGC Avocats, which has the ability to offer specialist services in a wide-range of sectors of the law (civil, criminal, tax, public, etc.)

Jean-François has also developed a unique international network of foreign lawyers and experts, specialist in the art law sector, mainly based in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Over the years these multidisciplinary and international aspects of his practice have allowed Jean-François and his team to deal with many legal matters, some of which very high-profile, both providing advice and assisting their clients in either domestic or international litigation.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

  • Member and former President, International Bar Association (IBA), committee on art cultural institutions and heritage law
  • Member and former general secretary of the Association Art et Droit (i.e., Art and Law Association – https://artdroit.org/)
  • Member of the ICOM Legal Committee (International Council of Museums)
  • Member of the mediator pool of the Court of Arbitration for Art.

 

TEACHING:

  • Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University, LLM Art Market and Cultural Heritage Law, annual lectures on Authenticity and Provenance, Sales of Artworks and Liabilities, The State and the Art Market and Contractual techniques in the Art Market, since 2016
  • Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University, Prep course to qualify as an auctioneer, annual lecturer in Wills and Estate
  • Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University, Center for continuing education, annual lecture on Private Sales of Artworks, warranties and liabilities and on Wills and Estate
  • Lyon 3 Jean Moulin, Law and Tax in the Art Market, annual lecture on Litigation practice in the Art Market

Lawyer Rankings

France > Media and entertainment: Advertising

UGGC Avocats fields a specialist team that is well-equipped to handle a range of matters. The team’s expertise spans advertising, marketing and communications and it is highly sought after to assist with sponsorships and partnership issues for renowned personalities as well as personality rights in commercial campaigns. It also handles litigation relating online advertising, counterfeiting revenues and financing. The group is jointly headed by Anne-Marie Pecoraro, who advises on competition, labelling, branding, consumer issues and compliance, and Corinne Khayat, who represents clients before the courts in all aspects of advertising law. Jean-François Canat and Rodolphe Boissau are other key members of the team.

France > Media and entertainment: Art

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Jean-François Canat – UGGC Avocats

Bolstered by a strong international network, UGGC Avocats‘ art law practice is firmly established on the French market, with a sizeable specialist team which assists many prominent public bodies and cultural organisations with acquisitions, loans, insurance issues and the management of cultural property. The firm’s stellar client base includes the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Académie des Beaux-Arts and the Rijksmuseum. Leading the practice is Jean-François Canat, a pioneering figure in the field of art law. Anne-Marie Pecoraro regularly advises leading companies and foundations on issues such as protection and donations, whilst Corinne Khayat is a notable expert in IP (particularly copyright) law, with an in-depth knowledge of the art market. Line-Alexa Glotin, Philippe Hansen and Laure Assumpçao are other key members of the team.

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