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CurrentI am an entertainment lawyer, qualified in both the US and the UK, with experience in all aspects of the entertainment industry on both sides of the Atlantic.I have worked on the financing and production of numerous feature films and TV shows, from small independent movies to tent pole studio productions often utilizing tax incentives around the world, and specialize in structuring international co-productions. My financier clients include banks, entrepreneurs, tax funds and other… Show more I am an entertainment lawyer, qualified in both the US and the UK, with experience in all aspects of the entertainment industry on both sides of the Atlantic.I have worked on the financing and production of numerous feature films and TV shows, from small independent movies to tent pole studio productions often utilizing tax incentives around the world, and specialize in structuring international co-productions. My financier clients include banks, entrepreneurs, tax funds and other institutional investors, and their investments usually involve secured lending and complex multi-party financing arrangements.I represent studios, independent film and television production companies and individual producers. I advise on chain of title and copyright issues, development agreements, co-financing agreements, output agreements, first-look agreements, re-make deals, rights acquisition agreements and options, negative pick-up agreements and related financing documents, format rights and television licensing agreements, sales agency and distribution agreements. I have also acted as production counsel on many films.I also advise companies in the digital space, from online commercial arrangements to commercial supply and advertising agreements, and on mobile content licensing. I also advise computer games developers and publishers.I have worked on many significant corporate deals in the media field including IPOs and acquisitions of companies in the film, television, music, computer games, mobile and video on demand sectors. Show less
