Expert legal services in film, music, television, publishing, and social media
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Drafting, negotiation, review, and counsel for film, television, music, publishing, and social media-related issues, deal memorandums, and agreements including, but not limited to:
- Producer Agreements
- Co-Production Agreements
- Joint Venture Agreements
- Talent and Literary Agent/Management Agreements
- Talent Agreements
- Crew Agreements
- Screenplay Option/Purchase Agreements
- Life Story Agreements
- Writer Employment Agreements
- Producer’s Representative Agreements
- Sales Agent Agreements
- Film Distribution Agreements
- Television Development Agreements
- Pilot Teleplay Deal Memo
- Television Talent Holding Deals
- Television Series Producer Agreements
- Television Series Director Agreements
- Television Talent Agreements
- Literary Property Option/Purchase Agreement
- Record Label Formation
- Recording Group Partnership Agreements
- Recording Artist Record Label Agreements
- Demo Recording Agreements
- Record Producer Agreements
- Songwriter Agreements
- Copyright Split Agreements
- Music Sampling Agreements
- Music Publishing Agreements
- Music Licensing Agreements
- Composer Agreements
- Music Publishing Company Formation
- Book Publishing Agreements
- Ghost Writer Agreements
- Subject-Collaborator Agreements
- Author-Contributor Agreements
- Consent and Release Forms
Production Counsel Services for Film, Television, and Social Media
Representation for your project from pre-production through post-production. This includes negotiating and drafting all necessary agreements. Counsel on an ongoing and on-call basis through post-production.
- Above-the-line Employment Agreements for the cast, director, writer and producer
- Below-the-line Employment Agreements for crew
- SAG, DGA and WGA signatory applications
- Screenplay Option/Purchase Agreement
- Script and Copyright Clearances
- Trademark, Copyright and Title Searches
- Copyright Registration
- Location Agreements
- Preparation of insurance documents and liaison with the insurance companies
- Liaison with Bank and Sales Agents
- Formation of the Special Purpose Production Company
Producer’s Representative Services
Assistance with shopping completed films to distributors for the purpose of securing distribution on behalf of the completed picture; this includes distributor screenings and attendance at film festivals.
Formation of Business Entites
Formation of corporations, special purpose production companies, loan-out companies, music publishing companies, limited liability companies, etc
“People pay me to tell them the truth – not what they want to hear.””
I will fight to protect your creative work and property and apply all my industry knowledge
and expertise to negotiate the best deal possible.
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