Below are examples of services we provide to Film and Television Industry Clients, Music Industry Clients, Internet and New Media Clients, Clients Licensing Creative Material and Publishing Industry Clients.

Remember that your entertainment company is a business so you will also be interested in our business and corporate services.

Film and Television Industry Services

We offer a range of services to production companies, actors, writers, distributors and other film and television industry companies:

• Business Formation. Many producers organize a new company for each separate production as a way to minimize liability and/or to structure co-production deals. See more details about our services for start-up companies.

• Contracts. We can prepare or review all the contracts required for your production including option agreements, co-production agreements, financing agreements, talent agreements and distribution agreements.

• Film Financing. For film producers seeking financing through private investors, we can provide securities law counsel including preparation of a private placement memorandum. See more details about our services for companies seeking financing.

• Rights Clearance. We can work with your clearance staff to review your script, obtain all necessary licenses and releases, and issue any title or copyright opinions required by your distributor or Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurer. See more details about our services for clients licensing creative material.
  
  See our article with answers to Legal Questions Commonly Asked by Producers.

We represent composers, managers, concert promoters, music publishing companies and performers in the negotiation and drafting of all types of music industry contracts including recording contracts, songwriter agreements, band member agreements and management agreements. A substantial part of our music practice involves helping clients determine the licensing requirements for incorporating existing music into their projects. While music law principles are not rocket science, they are not always intuitive. Our forte is explaining the real-life consequences of these contracts so our clients can make an informed decision about whether a proposed contract is consistent with their business and career objectives.

Internet and New Media Services

We'll help you develop business models for your internet and new media ventures. We negotiate and draft website design agreements, affiliation agreements, software licenses, strategic alliances, revenue-sharing contracts and consulting contracts.

Licensing Creative Material Services

We serve clients with content to license as well as clients who are seeking material to license. Licensing is crucial in every sector of entertainment and media. Failure to clear rights for any third party content (such as music, poems, film clips, artwork, etc.) can delay or even prevent the release of your project and expose the producer to lawsuits. For information on the rights clearance process, see our article Clearing Rights For Your Media Production.

Publishing Industry Services

We draft literary agency agreements, writer collaboration agreements, book publishing agreements, distribution agreements and other publishing industry agreements. Other services offered to publishers and authors include pre-publication reviews of books and articles and the negotiation for the sale of rights (e.g., audio, film, dramatic rights, etc.).