Charles-Edouard Renault

Charles-Edouard Renault


De Gaulle Fleurance

Recognized since 2013

Paris, France

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Mediation

Defamation Law

Entertainment Law

Information Technology Law

Intellectual Property Law

Media Law

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Charles-Edouard Renault specializes in media, audiovisual and entertainment law, as both advisor and litigator and is thus continually at the forefront of new developments linked to content and technology in the production sector (website content, film restoration and digitalization, VOD and SVOD etc.), film finance and M&A operation in the entertainment sector as well as in communication crisis (corporate or professional e-reputation protection, follow-up of online audio and video playback content).

As one of the few French arbitrators at the International Film & Television Association (IFTA, Los Angeles) and at WIPO (Geneva) for Film & Media ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), Charles-Edouard Renault is very active in entertainment litigation and film production disputes.

He has extensive experience in assisting French motion picture companies as well as financial institutions, and has been involved in the legal aspects of various international film productions, several of which were nominated for the International Cannes Film Festival, the Oscars and the Berlin International Film Festival.

He is co-author of “From Script to Screen – The importance of Rights Documentation in the Distribution of Films” published in January 2012 by OMPI and also regularly publishes articles on legal topics in the French and international markets.

He is an associate professor at Lyon University in media law and gives lectures at the Erich Pommer Institut GmbH für Medienrecht in Berlin, Vienna and Vilnius since 2006.

Location
  • 9 rue Boissy d'Anglas
    Paris 75008
    France
Languages
  • English
  • French
Bar Admissions
  • France, Paris

De Gaulle Fleurance
Headquarters: Paris, France

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Entertainment Law, Paris, France (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in France 2025 for work in:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Defamation Law
  • Entertainment Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Media Law

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