The team at Vercken & Gaullier caters to a roster of the world’s most prestigious software and technology conglomerates, technology companies, social media platforms, and internationally renowned museums. The firm regularly handles complex and high-profile litigation alongside contract negotiation, pre-litigation, and other non-contentious matters, including advisory work and lobbying. The team is led by a Parisian trifecta of erudite lawyers comprised of Florence Gaullier, Edouard Mille, and Gilles Vercken. Gaullier is a specialist in the collective management of rights in the media monitoring sector and has specific expertise in EU copyright, neighbouring rights, and data protection. Mille is a seasoned litigator, while Vercken leverages his experience as an in-house lawyer with a capacity to advise clients on the video-games, music, and publishing sectors.
Key clients
- Adami
- Ankama
Work highlights
- Represented Ravel’s Estate in proceedings against the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music, aiming for the acknowledgement of the co-author’s quality for the ballet Bolero by Alexandre Benois.
- Represented the national museum of modern and contemporary art, CentreGeorges Pompidou, in criminal proceedings regarding the theft of an art-work by the famous street-artist Banksy, which had been affixed to a parking sign belonging to the museum