Services include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and revising a wide variety of Entertainment Contracts and Agreements, including:
- Independent Contractor Agreements
- Work For Hire Agreements
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Digital Rights Agreements
- Option and Purchase Agreements for Screenplays, Teleplays, Short Stories, and Treatments
- Book, Short Story, and Article Option and Purchase Agreements
- Co-Production Contracts and Joint Venture Agreements
- Writer for Hire Agreements
- Collaboration Agreements
- Agent Agreements
- Producer and Executive Producer Contracts
- Publishing, Recording, and Licensing Contracts
- Employment Contracts
- Representation Agreements for Managers, Talent Agents, Producer’s Representatives and Sales Agents
- Distribution and License Agreements for Feature and Short Films
Services include consultation with the client to determine the most appropriate legal entity for the company's purpose. We provide services for California Formations for:
Corporations:
Services include: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Unanimous Written Consent of Directors, Tax ID number, EDD number (if applicable), S Election (if applicable), and Stock Certificates
Limited Liability Company:
Services include: Articles of Organization, Operating Agreement, Consent Forms, Tax ID number, EDD number (if applicable), and Membership Certificates (if applicable)
General Partnership:
Services include State Filing and General Partnership Agreement
Limited Partnership:
Services include State Filing and Limited Partnership Agreement
In addition, the firm provides on-going Legal Representation for Entities, including:
- Drafting and Filing of Corporate Annual Minutes
- Filing Annual Statement of Information for Corporations and LLCs
- Drafting, Negotiating, and Reviewing Stock Transactions
- Transferability Agreement for Corporations
- Preparing, Filing, and Reviewing Amendments for LLCs and Corporations
- Preparing, Filing, and Reviewing LLC or Corporation Dissolution Documents
Copyright and Trademark:
Services include: the review, preparation, and legal advice for copyright registration or trademark registration of intellectual property, trademarks, logos, and brands.
Production Legal Services:
Representation includes, but is not limited to:
- Single purpose entity formation
- Investor contracts and agreements
- Location Agreements, Licenses, and other Production Contracts
- Producer contracts, Executive Producer contracts, Director contract and Casting Director contract
- Cast and Crew Agreements, including short form contracts, and long form agreements for key cast, crew, assistants, and post-production
- Clearances and releases required for E&O insurance
- SAG, DGA, and WGA representation (if applicable)
- On call legal advice during production when on-set issues arise