On December 14, 2023, at the Grand Rex in Paris, the conference "Friends and the Law" was held, organized by Ally Avocats and CEIPI.
This event brought together academics, lawyers, and intellectual property professionals with a common goal: to analyze, with rigor and humor, the many legal issues raised by the cult series Friends.
Through two main sections—Law in Friends and Law around Friends—the following topics were addressed: labor law, intellectual property, family law, liability, real estate law, product placement, reuse of works, and litigation issues.
Introduction
- Yann Basire, Senior Lecturer at CEIPI (University of Strasbourg), Director General of CEIPI
- Clotilde Biron, Partner, Ally Avocats Law Firm
Part 1 – Law in Friends
Moderator: Jérôme Sujkowski, Partner, Ally Avocats law firm
- Stéphanie Le Cam, Senior Lecturer (University of Rennes 2), Director of the League of Professional Authors – The one who lost his job
- Yann Basire, Senior Lecturer at CEIPI (University of Strasbourg), Director General of CEIPI – The man who saw intellectual property everywhere
- Jean-René Binet, Professor (University of Rennes 1) – The man who discovered family law
- Anna Caresche, Partner, Castiglione Avocats Law Firm – The man who thought he was above the law
- Hélène Gilliot, Lawyer at the Paris Bar, Gilliot Avocat Law Firm – The one who had an apartment in New York
Part 2 – The law surrounding Friends
Moderator: Aurélie Guétin, Industrial Property Attorney, Novagraaf
- Clotilde Biron, Partner, Ally Avocats Law Firm – The one who was involved in product placement
- Eleonore Gaspar, Partner, DTMV Avocats Law Firm – The person who re-exploited the Friends series
- Marie-Bénédicte Desvallon, Attorney at Law in Paris and Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales, Wat & Law Law Firm – The one who loved animals
- Gautier Kaufman, Partner, Hollier-Marousse & Associates Law Firm – The one who encountered difficulties
- Maïk Darah, actress and singer, French voice of Courteney Cox in Friends – The One Who Concluded
Many thanks to all the speakers for the quality of their analyses, to CEIPI for its commitment alongside Ally Avocats in organizing this event, and to all the participants present at the Grand Rex for contributing to the success of this conference.
Enjoy watching.