
Film & Television
Our films & television practice spans the entire spectrum of services relating to the development, due diligence, production, distribution, marketing, licensing, and syndication of feature films and television series across conventional and new media. We serve production houses, producers, studios, talent and talent agencies, film financiers, distributors, exhibitors, festival curators, film guilds, and all stakeholders in the film and television ecosystem.
The key contact for the practice is:
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Film Production & Distribution
Our services span across all stages of film-making beginning with development, structuring co-production and film-funding arrangements, and production of the films to the distribution and monetization of the films across the world over multiple platforms.
2
International Co-Productions
We help producers in establishing crossover productions by structuring co-production arrangements under bilateral co-production treaties. Our experience, expertise, and commercial nous enables us in advising the most efficient co-production structures.
3
Music
We represent artists, songwriters, producers, music labels, and digital distributors of music. We offer comprehensive legal advice ranging from registration and protection of copyright in music, copyright licensing and assignment, royalties, and monetization of music over multiple platforms.
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Events, Fashion, Marketing & Advertising
We assist marketers, creative agencies, media planners and buyers, event managers, brands, celebrities, models, social media influencers, digital marketers, advertisers, digital platforms, sponsors, presenters, promotion partners and other stakeholders in securing their rights and interests while negotiating and concluding their contracts.
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Media Disputes
We specialize in managing media disputes. Getting us involved at an early stage of a dispute not only helps us in consolidating a client's position, but more importantly it allows us in finding ways to avoid, mitigate, and resolve the dispute. A sound understanding of the media business, technical knowledge of media laws, and the experience of managing a wide range of media litigation lends us a distinct edge in managing media disputes.