Lawyers

Jean-François Canat

Jean-François Canat

UGGC Avocats, France

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

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