NDA and France....

[robousy]

So here's a weird question.

I live in the US, and want to comission a Frenchman living in France to do some artwork for me.

Would an NDA be useless considering the countries don't share the same legal structure????

[Chris S]

I'm not 100% sure, but am fairly sure that a good NDA would hold at least some ground in France as it doesn't necessarily deal with any laws that are specific to the US. It's simply a contract, and I'm fairly certain that France has some kind of contract law. Your best bet is to pay a lawyer who has experience in international law and/or startups. I don't know where you're located, but The Startup Lawyer: Startup Law, Venture Capital, Securities, M&A might be a good guy to contact. I know Ryan second handedly, and have been reading his blog for a while now.

Best,
Chris S

[robousy]

I'm not 100% sure, but am fairly sure that a good NDA would hold at least some ground in France as it doesn't necessarily deal with any laws that are specific to the US. It's simply a contract, and I'm fairly certain that France has some kind of contract law. Your best bet is to pay a lawyer who has experience in international law and/or startups. I don't know where you're located, but The Startup Lawyer: Startup Law, Venture Capital, Securities, M&A might be a good guy to contact. I know Ryan second handedly, and have been reading his blog for a while now.

Best,
Chris S

Thanks for the info Chris! I thought this post died a while back after no responses after a couple of weeks so sorry for the delayed thanks!

[thomas5280]

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