Drawing upon an expansive global network, Taylor Wessing is well-positioned to represent an impressive roster of national and international companies in the entertainment industry in all operational aspects of their IP business. The team assists clients in the full range of media services, from IP assets to the financing and development of creative projects, notably advising Paris 2024 – Comité Des Jeux Olympiques on all copyright matters. The group is led by a quartet of specialists: Christian Valsamidis and Claire Saint-Laurent specialise in IP and banking law within the entertainment industry; Benoît Goulesque-Monaux has dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation expertise; and Marc Schuler  is active in the acquisition of rights and brand management.

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Key clients

  • Comité Des Jeux Olympiques Paris 2024
  • Mandarin Television
  • Curiosa
  • Antoine Chevrollier
  • TCC
  • Puy du Fou Films
  • Le Collectif 64
  • Kare Productions
  • Haute Fidélité
  • Europacorp
  • Roger Films
  • Mely Productions
  • Les Films du Cap
  • Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
  • Cloudflare
  • Primary wave
  • Banijay Group
  • Comcast
  • Dailymotion
  • Adobe
  • Redbubble
  • Amazon
  • Spotify

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christian Valsamidis, Claire Saint-Laurent, Benoit Goulesque-Monaux, Marc Schuler