Creative ventures have to deal with many of the same corporate, IP, and contractual issues that most other businesses encounter. At the same time, entertainment industries contain specific nuances, the knowledge of which helps move projects forward.
Our work runs the gamut of a content business’ life cycle. We support creative entrepreneurs in launching their businesses and in capitalizing from entertainment industry transactions that arise along the way.
Representative Matters
- Acting services agreements
- Book publishing contracts
- Content Clearance
- Contract negotiation
- Corporate governance
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) compliance
- Entity organization
- Equity redemption
- Equity transfers
- Film finance
- Independent contractor service agreements
- Illustrator contracts
- Influencer agreements
- Investment contracts
- Joint venture agreements
- Music licensing agreements
- Operating agreements
- Option agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Private placement memoranda
- Securities regulations
- Streaming / Over-the-top (OTT) distribution agreements
- Talent agreements
Representative Clients
- Actors
- Art galleries
- Artist management
- Comic book illustrators
- Composers
- Content distributors
- Cruise ship performers
- Documentary filmmakers
- Digital marketing agencies
- Electronic dance music (EDM) DJs
- Equipment rental houses
- Event organizers and promoters
- Fashion model consultants
- Festival organizers
- Film crew members
- Film directors
- Film producers
- Influencers
- Investors in creative projects
- Marketing and branding consultants
- Modeling agencies
- Musicians and bands
- Music distributors
- Music libraries
- Night club event promoters
- Nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations
- Novelists
- Photographers
- Public relations
- Reality TV talent
- Radio personalities
- Record labels
- Recording studios
- Screenwriters
- Sculptors
- Sports leagues
- Stand-up comedians
- Studio management
- Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) producers
- Videographers