Lon Jason Hall

Lon has been practicing law in Toronto since 1982. Originally a securities and corporate-commercial lawyer, he began working exclusively in the entertainment industries in 1986 with Peter Steinmetz & Associates.

From 1987-1992, Lon worked at Atlantis Films (predecessor of Alliance Atlantis Entertainment) as Vice-President, Business Affairs where he initiated and headed up the business & legal affairs department.

At the end of 1992, Lon left Atlantis to start what is now known as Hall Webber LLP: a law firm dedicated to entertainment law.

Lon practices primarily in the areas of production, distribution, talent, financing and business transactions, as well as errors & omissions, on behalf of corporate and individual clients in the film, television and digital media sectors.

In addition to his legal practice, Lon acts as an Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) Arbitrator; and has executive produced the television series Pet Project (life network, Canada; Animal Planet, USA) the Gemini Award-winning The Surreal Gourmet (Food Network, Canada and USA), Crash My Kitchen (Food Network, Canada) and Tooned! (Teletropolis, Canada).

Lon has served on the crew (board of directors) of Variety-The Children's Charity (Ontario); and is a former director and chairman of the Industrial Relations Committee of the Canadian Film & Television Production Association (CFTPA), now known as the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), where he was responsible for the negotiation and administration of the independent production collective agreements with ACTRA, the WGC and the DGC.

Lon has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1982 and is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

Email: lon@hallwebber.com