About
Fournol & Associés is a French boutique law firm that focuses exclusively on the art sector and cultural heritage, providing specialized advisory and litigation services to artists, estates, galleries, auction houses, publishers, professional associations and cultural institutions. The firm is noted for expertise in copyright, authenticity and provenance disputes, ownership and restitution matters, criminal issues in the art market, customs and AML/CFT compliance, and handling complex cross-border cases (including regular practice in Belgium).
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Alexis Fournol
Alexis Fournol is the founder of the firm, established in 2013. He is the firm's leading expert on all secondary market issues, particularly litigation relating to the authenticity of artworks as well as criminal law, customs law, and disputes over ownership of artworks. · Art Law
Simon Rolin
Simon Rolin joined the firm in 2019 and has since played an instrumental role in the development of its litigation and advisory practice particularly in relation to the primary art market and artists’ estate planning. He became Partner in 2026. · Litigation