Vercken & Gaullier
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Vercken & Gaullier’s team handles disputes and advisory work in the music, publishing, audiovisual, and digital content sectors. Gilles Vercken represents performers, composers’ estates, and broadcasters in collective management disputes and neighbouring rights enforcement, while Florence Gaullier advises publishers and platforms on EU directive transposition, text-and-data-mining exceptions, and AI-generated content issues. Edouard Mille focuses on music production contracts, live performance rights, and entertainment litigation and Valérie-Laure Benabou provides expertise in complex authorship and moral rights cases. Garance Dussausaye, Lorette Dubois, and Noémie Enser manage pre-litigation strategy and licensing negotiations.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The law firm Vercken & Gaullier distinguishes itself through its exceptional and historically recognised expertise in intellectual property law. Their approach combines perfect legal mastery with a genuine understanding of the cultural and economic challenges faced by performing artists. The team is characterised by a deep commitment to defending creators' rights, as well as a proven ability to build solid, innovative, and effective strategies, as evidenced by the litigation cases won on our behalf. Compared to other market players, their level of specialisation, rigor, and commitment clearly make them a benchmark.'
- ‘Within the team, Gilles Vercken has established himself as one of France's leading intellectual property specialists, combining strategic vision with strong convictions. Alongside him, Noémie Enser and Valérie-Laure Benabou distinguish themselves through their technical excellence, their teaching skills, and their remarkable commitment to defending artists' rights. Their rigour, availability, and ability to communicate effectively make them invaluable and highly efficient partners.’
Key clients
- Adami
- Ankama
Work highlights
Advised and represented Ravel’s Estate in proceedings against SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) aiming for the acknowledgement of the co-author’s quality for the ballet Bolero of Alexandre Benois.