Bureau

The legal service dedicated to creative entrepreneurs

About

Bureau Baillet (BBa) is a law firm deeply embedded in the creative process.

BBa provides expert legal guidance to clients across the creative and cultural industries, as well as the art world, helping them to anticipate and navigate the legal, economic, and strategic challenges of their projects.

Combining a hands-on legal approach with strategic insight, BBa leverages its expertise in contract law, economic risk management, and the valuation of creative works to support professionals throughout the arts and creative sectors.

Team

ETIENNE BAILLET

etienne@bureaubaillet.com / linkedin

Etienne Baillet is a solicitor and artists’ agent, admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005.

He began his career in commercial law firms in England and later in China, before turning his focus to the architecture and design sectors. There, he developed bespoke contractual solutions tailored to a highly competitive and international market.

In 2017, he founded Bureau Baillet (BBa) to advise leaders in the creative and cultural industries, as well as prominent figures in the art world, on the contractual and financial structuring of their activities.

His commitment to the support of creativity extends beyond legal practice and is reflected in his patronage of photography (PhotoSaintGermain, Le BAL, unRepresented, or publications), contemporary dance (La Fabrique de la Danse), and visual arts education (La Fabrique du Regard).

Etienne is a member of Creatricks, serves on the board of directors of La Fabrique de la Danse, and teaches in the HMONP programme at ENSA Paris–Malaquais.

He is also a contributing author to Profession Architecte, edited by Professor Isabelle Chesneau and published by Eyrolles.

CONSTANCE GABILLET

Constance Gabillet was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2021.

She has several years of professional experience within the IP, Tech and Media department of the law firm Gide, complemented by in-house placements in the corporate sector, notably within Chanel’s Image & Copyright Department. This background has enabled her to develop strong technical and operational expertise in copyright law, media law, and digital law.

Constance joined Bureau Baillet (BBa) with the intention of providing close, hands-on support to professionals in the creative sector, applying her legal expertise to the fields of art, innovation, and culture, which have long been at the heart of her professional interests.

She holds a dual degree in law and art history, as well as a Master’s degree in business law and a Master’s degree in creative and digital law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She also has professional experience working with galleries and museums.

Constance is a member of the Barreau des Arts and has an extensive background in legal education, particularly in copyright law. She has previously taught courses at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris.

constance@bureaubaillet.com / linkedin

Joint players

Strategic decisions such as operational driving, usually require global and transversal approaches. BBa offers coordinated and tailor-made assistance, in partnership with other legal professionals (notaries, specialized lawyers, accountants, etc.), or experts able to share different views of the situation.

Sylvie Dreno

Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor, Sylvie is Managing Director of the accountancy and auditing firm C ogifex.

Pierre d’Elbée

Philosopher and consultant, Pierre is a partner of IPHAE Conseil. He encourages executives to take on new responsibilities and runs seminars on management, ethics, project management and change management.

Samuel Pottier

General agent, insurance broker and partner of the 4.ARC architects' association (the Association of Architects and Insurance Brokers for Construction Risk Insurance). Website + 4.Arc association

ooti

Designed for architecture, interior design and engineering firms, OOTI is a management platform offering users insights and dashboards to simplify firm and project management. OOTI has been developed to save designers time on administrative tasks, making life easier for them.

OOTI's partnership with BBa stems from a shared commitment to supporting architects and designers in reinventing and developing their practices.

Find out more about OOTI

À propos

Contract law and intellectual property law lie at the core of BBa’s practice.

The firm has also developed recognised expertise in art law and the art market, and advises on communication strategies and the legal challenges raised by the increasing integration of generative technologies in creative industries and practices.

Areas of expertise

BBa advises clients across a broad range of legal matters, with particular expertise in the following areas:

Contract law: contract drafting, strategic structuring, negotiation and contract management, including framework and bespoke agreements, project management, joint contracting, subcontracting, agency agreements, FF&E, publishing, exhibitions, deposits, representation, sales and leases, assignments and licences, as well as FIDIC contracts, Incoterms®, and insurance-related matters.

Intellectual property law: valuation, registration and auditing of rights, exploitation strategies, assignments and licensing, software-related issues, and legal questions arising from the use of generative AI.

Communication law: image rights and protection of privacy.

Art‑related matters: patronage and sponsorship, partnerships, artists’ estates and curatorship.

Dispute resolution: pre-litigation strategy, amicable settlement, and civil and commercial litigation.

Industries

BBa supports clients operating across the creative and cultural sectors, including architecture and heritage projects, interior design and applied arts, the art market and artists’ estates, as well as cultural institutions, museums and foundations.

The firm also advises professionals involved in visual, literary and photographic creation and publishing, art curation, the performing arts, and fashion.

International

BBa supports you at every step of the way....

Notre engagement

« If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play »

John Cleese - Monty Python

PhotoSaintGermain

PhotoSaintGermain is a photography festival dedicated to promoting the medium within the iconic district of Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés. Each November, the festival offers a photographic journey through a curated selection of museums, cultural institutions, galleries and bookshops located on the Left Bank of Paris.

Exhibitions are complemented by a rich programme of encounters, lectures, book signings and film screenings, fostering dialogue between artists, professionals and the public.

Reflecting a shared commitment to discovery and to a deeper understanding of the world around us, Bureau Baillet (BBa) is proud to support the PhotoSaintGermain festival each year as a sponsor, alongside the entire festival team.

For the latest festival news, please visit photosaintgermain.com

La Fabrique de la Danse

« Everything is moving! » used to say Merce Cunningham.

Drawing on postmodern influences, contemporary dance pushes the boundaries of the body and of the performing arts, constantly reshaping forms of expression and presence on stage.

As a powerful space for creativity and self‑expression, dance naturally resonates with BBa’s commitment to artistic creation. It was therefore only natural that, in 2018, Bureau Baillet (BBa) began supporting La Soirée des Chorégraphes, the annual highlight bringing together choreographers from La Fabrique de la Danse’s incubator programme.

La Fabrique de la Danse’s choreographers’ incubator is a comprehensive support programme accompanying artists at every stage of the creative process — from the development of an artistic vision to the structuring of a dance company and the presentation of works to the public.

BBa’s sponsorship reflects a shared desire to promote dance as a powerful gateway to imagination, poetry and self‑knowledge, as well as a commitment to supporting the innovative economic model developed by La Fabrique de la Danse, whose values closely align with those of the firm.

For the latest news from La Fabrique de la Danse, please visit lafabriquedeladanse.fr

La Fabrique du Regard

As the educational arm of Le BAL, La Fabrique du Regard uses images as a tool to support and empower young people. By learning to take ownership of their point of view, participants develop a greater awareness of the world around them and of their ability to engage with it.

Since its creation in 2008, La Fabrique du Regard has carried out in‑depth educational work with young people in areas undergoing urban regeneration, within priority education networks, and in regions with limited access to cultural and artistic resources.

Through its partnership with Le BAL, Bureau Baillet (BBa) seeks to support particularly vulnerable links in the fields of education, art and culture, in line with the firm’s broader commitment to cultural transmission and access to creative practices.

To find out more, please visit La Fabrique du Regard

unRepresented

unRepresented is an art fair entirely dedicated to contemporary experimental photographers who are not represented by galleries. Held alongside Art Paris, the fair offers visual artists the opportunity to present their work to the public while fostering meaningful connections with key players in the art market.

Through a partnership with a ppr oc he, BBa supports these emerging artists, with the aim of encouraging new forms of visibility and contributing to a more personal and engaged experience of art.

For the latest news, please visit unRepresented

Contactez-nous

Bureau Baillet avocats
10 rue d'Uzès
75002 Paris, FR
info@bureaubaillet.com

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