We provide legal and business affairs advice to a wide variety of creative businesses. We understand the unique needs of each specific part of the creative industries from corporate structure requirements; standard commercial and rights contracts; IP and brand licensing/protection; employment law sensitivities in a freelance world and property matters from leases to premises acquisitions.
We work collaboratively with a broad section of clients within the creative industries to create business focused solutions including TV and Film producers and financiers; app creators; fashion designers; brand owners; digital content creators; digital and advertising agencies and PR companies.
We advise on all aspects of matters affecting the creative industries, including:
- Funding and investor relationships
- Industry Standard Contracts including Rights Agreements
- Defending and bringing legal action
- Creating and protecting intellectual property in the UK and elsewhere
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Employment and option scheme arrangements
- Distribution and exploitation of rights
- Social media
We can support TV and Film producers in all genres – scripted and unscripted. We can support you as much or as little as you feel you need. We can provide template documents for you to implement or work with you to create the final document which meets all your specific needs.
We can provide advice relating to issues flowing from tendering for PSB contracts, including TUPE.
We can support you through all stages of TV and Film production.
Accolades
- The Media & Entertainment Team is ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500.
Testimonials
“The Team is commercially astute and pragmatic.”
