Xavier Près
Partner
Xavier Près has had several careers since 1997: as a lawyer, legal manager, teacher, and an academic researcher. All have a common thread: Art.
Expertise:
- Intellectual property
- Digital law
- Press and media law
- Art and cultural heritage
- Tourism law
- Litigation (civil, commercial and criminal)
Career:
Lawyer and partner at the Valther firm since 2025, Xavier Près has been advising and defending a prestigious clientele in both the public and private sectors for nearly 25 years.
After being in charge of the legal department at the Louvre Museum (2002-2007), Xavier Près first joined a major business law firm (2007-2020) before founding VARET PRÈS (2020-2022), which became VARET PRÈS KILLY (2022-2024), a law firm dedicated to intangible assets, digital matters, and sports. Xavier Près is also a lecturer and the author of numerous works: Teachings:
"Law of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI)", MBA in Business Law and Management, University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas (since 2023)
"The Legal Issues of Protecting Audiovisual and Digital Formats", Master 2, CELSA, University of Paris-Panthéon-Sorbonne (since 2016)
"The Entrepreneur's Reflexes in Intellectual Property Law", M2 Entrepreneurship, University of Paris-Dauphine (since 2014)
Publications :
Author of two books: "Directives 2019/790 et 2019/789 sur le droit d'auteur dans le marché unique numérique” [Directives 2019/790 and 2019/789 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market], co-edited with Professor N. Binctin, Bruylant, 2021 and "les sources complémentaires du droit d’auteur” [Complementary Sources of Copyright Law], Presses universitaires d'Aix-Marseille, 2004.
Numerous publications notably in specialised legal journals (Dalloz, Legipresse, Revue Lamy Droit de l’immatériel, Revue Juris-associations, etc.) and in general magazines (Le Journal des Arts).
Frequently speaks at conferences and symposiums.
Training:
- Mention of specialization of the Paris Bar in intellectual property law and in digital and communications law.
- Doctorate in private law cum laude, University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas (2003), thesis on "Complementary sources of copyright" published by the Aix-Marseille University Press.
- DEA in literary, artistic, and industrial property law, University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas (1997).
Languages:
- French
- English
