We are extremely proud of our partner, Thomas Ricard, who has been honored by the British Crown, receiving the insignia of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).
It is in recognition of his services to British nationals living in France, and notably for his exceptional commitment during the “13 November” trial, that Thomas RICARD is the first French lawyer to be awarded the badge of the Order.
Congratulations, Thomas, on this well-deserved honor.
Nathalie Tourrette and Matthieu Chirez attended the Congress of the European Section of the AIDV-IWLA, which took place in Bordeaux on March 28, 2025. They had the honor and pleasure of presenting the summary of all the work carried out during the Congress, which focused on the theme: “The Legal Identity of Wine.”
As part of Paris Arbitration Week, AFPPI, AIPPI, the Licensing Executive Society France, ICC France, PMPI, APRAM, and APEB, in partnership with the Paris Judicial Court, are organizing a conference on the topic “Arbitration and Mediation in Industrial Property” on April 10, 2025, from 8:30 to 10:30 AM at the Paris Judicial Court of Paris. Martine Karsenty-Ricard, who is also an Arbitrator, will be speaking at this event.
The morning will feature two round tables.
The first round table, titled “Arbitration and Mediation Today”, will be moderated by Guillaume de la Bigne, Intellectual Property Attorney, and will bring together:
Aleš Zalar, Director of the UPC Mediation and Arbitration Center will present the Center.
The second round table, titled “The Future of Arbitration and Mediation with the PMAC”, will be moderated by Marianne Gabriel, Lawyer, and will include:
Jean-Christophe Galloux, Professor at University Paris II – Assas will conclude the Conference.
This conference takes place at a pivotal moment, with the launch of the PMAC and the release of the report on the reform of French arbitration law.
Martine Karsenty-Ricard was a speaker during a seminar organized by the UIA (International Association of Lawyers) on the legal implications for marketing and advertising agreements notably in food and beverages sector.
More specifically, she dealt with content production agreement, media buying agreement and advertising agency agreement, drawing attention to the main clauses of these contracts, with examples drawn from case law.
Many thanks to Diego Saluzzo and Paolo Lombardi for organizing the panel and the event.
Martine Karsenty-Ricard was a speaker during the Annual Congress of the UIA (International Association of Lawyers) as part of a panel moderated by Massimo Sterpi and Marita Dargalo, lawyers based in Milan and Barcelona respectively, on the topic: “How new technologies are reshaping the activities and business models of museums and cultural institutions.”
More specifically, her presentation focused on the challengesof artificial intelligence in the area of artworks and the growing role of digital art in museums.
After having given some representative examples of the implication of big museums in the presentation of digital artworks, she went in particular into issues related to copyright protection for works created by artificial intelligence.
We are thrilled to announce that Clémence COLIN has been appointed Vice-President of the Labour Law Commission of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers).
This appointment reflects not only her expertise but also her commitment in the field of labour law.
Clémence is excited to embark on this new adventure within the commission.
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker during the Annual Conference organized by IDI (International Distribution Institute), which was held on June 14th and 15th in Prague on the discussions panel “Disputes over customers’ data”, alongside Michael Lockerby and Tessa de Monnink, and moderated by Marco Venturello.
Thanks to all the participants who enabled a fruitful exchange on this topic, and a special thanks to IDI for the organization of the event.
Thomas Ricard and Camille PERRIER spoke last Friday with Judge Benoît Mornet at the New Lawyers Group Conference organized in Paris by The Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL).
We would like to thank Judge Mornet for this fascinating discussion on the Référentiel challenges and on compensation for psychological damages.
Our firm also welcomed delegates at their office for a welcome drink.
We would like to thank again the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) for this conference and this wonderful opportunity to exchange with young European colleagues.
Clémence Colin and Thomas Ricard were speakers at the 67th Annual Congress of UIA, held between October 25th and 29th 2023 in Rome.
Thanks to all the participants for these instructive exchanges and to the UIA for organizing this Congress!
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker during the LIDC (International League of Competition Law) Annual Congress held in Gothenburg from 21 to 24 September 2023, in the panel moderated by Lars Henriksson on the topic “Greenwashing in Advertising” alongside Martin Zeitlin. 📢
Thanks to all participants who enabled instructing exchanges and to the LIDC for this pleasant and enriching conference ! 👏
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker during the Conference organized by the Université de La Rochelle on the recent European regulations applicable to the digital sector held on 28-29 September 2023, on the topic “Feedback of the professionals on the new legislation” alongside Marie Hugon and moderated by Loïc GRARD. 📢
Thanks to Linda Arcelin and the University of La Rochelle who enabled instructing exchanges during this pleasant and fruitful conference !
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker at the 6th Annual T.R.A.D.E. Conference organized by AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers, held on June 22 and 24, 2023 in Munich, on the panel entitled “Dialogues between TRADE’rs and Litigators: “Did you consider that … ?” alongside Hans Jørgen Langeland, Jonas Laudahn, Sara Khalil, Marie Davy, and Gabrielle Guizard.
Many thanks to all the participants, who made for an enriching exchange on this theme, and a special thank you to AIJA for organizing this conference.
Clémence Colin was a speaker during the Conference “Breakfast in America” organized by AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) which took place between June 14 and 16, 2023 in New York City, on the panel dedicated to “Religious Express in the Workplace: Legal Rights and Boundaries” alongside Nazanin Afshar, Astrid Caporali and Marco Tesoro and moderated by Pia Padfield.
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker during the Annual Conference organized by IDI (International Distribution Institute), which was held on June 9th and 10th 2023 in Bologna, on the discussions panel “Encroachment, breach of exclusivity and reservation of rights in franchise agreements”, alongside Allan Dick, Nicole Liguori Micklich, and moderated par Silvia Bortolotti.
Thanks to all the participants who enabled a fruitful exchange on this topic, and a special thanks to IDI for the organization of the event.
As part of its ongoing development, the firm announces the appointment of Pierre Trusson as Counsel in its IP/IT practice.
“I am delighted to continue my integration within the firm and I am particularly attached to the value of the collective work carried out by the teams, as well as by the tailored assistance of our clients that I wish to continue to reinforce in the future“.
Pierre joined JP Karsenty & Associés in 2018 as an associate after working for three years with a French and international law firms recognized for their expertise.
He assists French and foreign clients in drafting their contracts and advises them in negotiations with their partners and with the authorities. He is also regularly involved in litigation before the courts, particularly in matters of patents, trademarks, unfair competition and industrial risks.
“We are very pleased with Pierre’s appointment as Counsel within the firm, which rewards his involvement. We are committed to bring talent to our firm, which ensures the stability and sustainability of our teams“, commented Béatrice Moreau-Margotin and Martine Karsenty-Ricard, partners of the firm.
Graduated from the CEIPI (University of Strasbourg) and admitted to the bar in 2015, Pierre regularly contributes to the work of various associations in the field of intellectual property such as AIPPI and AAPI. In this respect, he has recently participated in the drafting of the Paris Court of Appeal’s fact sheets on compensation for damages in unfair competition and chairs the AIPPI Committee on the topic related to the liability of digital platforms.
Thomas RICARD was a speaker during the Conference of the RTA & Whiplash and Tourism EEGs organized by The Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), which was held in Malaga on November 3rd and 4th 2022, on the topic of “Reparation for Victims of Terrorism”.
Thomas has been an active member of PEOPIL for many years.
You can find Thomas Ricard’s presentation here.
JP Karsenty was pleased to organize this year’s LNI (Legal Network International) Annual Conference from October 6 to 9, 2022, in its premises and at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, with the participation of Michel BARNIER, Juliette MEADEL, Sarah Crowther, Jacques DEYIRMENDJIAN, and Marie HUGON.
This event was a great success.
Thomas Ricard was a speaker during the Conference “The art of the deal? Liability begins when artistry fails: Criminal and civil liability in M&A transactions” organized by AIJA, which took place in Krakow from September 29 to October 1, 2022, on the topic “Improve your due diligence question list. Find out what is hidden – compliance and forensic perspective”.
Thomas Ricard and Camille Perrier attend the Annual Conference of PEOPIL, of which they are members, which was held on September 16 and 17, 2022 in Copenhagen.
Martine Karsenty-Ricard will be speaking at the Annual Congress of the International Ligue of Competition Law (LIDC) to be held in Milan from October 20 to 22.
She will take part in a round table discussion on the “Protection of design through copyright law”.
Martine Karsenty-Ricard spoke on May 27, 2022 at a seminar organized by the IP Law and Food Commissions of the International Association of Lawyers.
The theme of the seminar was “IP Law tools for protecting food products – Looking for the perfect pairing: Wine as a case study.
Martine Karsenty-Ricard spoke on 2 main topics illustrated by the most recent case law :
Martine Karsenty-Ricard will participate in a training day on 7 October 2022 organized by IRPI and CNCPI on “alternative dispute resolution in intellectual property”.
She will address the topics of mediation and arbitration.
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker at the 5th T.R.A.D.E. AIJA Commission Annual Conference “Vertical power – About the new VBER and beyond!” organized by AIJA, which was held in Bologna, on the theme “Balancing power in B2B relationships”.
Jean-Philippe Arroyo was a speaker at the IDI annual conference, dedicated to the new EU rules on vertical restraints (Block Exemption Regulation 2022/720 of May 10, 2022), which was held in Madrid, on the theme “Establishing a selective distribution network managed through exclusive distributors in different EU countries”.
Thomas Ricard was a panel member at the Travel Law Conference organized by Outer Temple Chambers on March 17, 2022 in Manchester, on the panel session “Seeking Justice Following Tragedy”.
JP Karsenty & Associés was present at the 36th Congress of the French Association of Rural Law (A.F.D.R.) which took place on October 15th and 16th, 2021 in Dijon. On this occasion, Nathalie TOURRETTE took part in the round table discussion on land ownership by agricultural cooperatives and discussed the case of the Cooperative Society of Collective Interest (SCIC).
The French Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Industrial Property Attorneys (A.A.P.I.) and the Institute for Research in Intellectual Property (IRPI), are co-organizing a conference that will take place on October 8, 2021 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Maison du Barreau.
This event will be held “in person”, which will allow us to find a little conviviality!
It will address very current and concrete issues on the consequences of the transposition in France of the 2015 “Trademark Package” Directive, which has profoundly modified Trademark Law, with a panel of magistrates, lawyers, industrial property attorneys and representatives of the INPI.
During the General Assembly of the Annual Congress of AIJA, Jean-Philippe ARROYO was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Association.
