Intellectual Property

  • U.S. & Canadian Copyright and Trademark Registrations
  • Title Search Clearance Reports
  • Errors & Omissions Insurance Clearances & Opinions
  • Chain-of-Title Opinions
  • Fair Dealing/Fair Use Analysis
  • Script, music, film clip, artwork, trademark, location & publication licenses & releases
  • Privacy, Personality, Life Story & Publicity Rights
  • Submission Releases and Confidentiality Agreements
  • Security Registrations/ Copyright Mortgages
  • Development/Financing

  • Broadcaster, Agency and Distributor Development Agreements
  • Co-Development, Co-Production and Co-Venture Agreements
  • Website, Software, Gaming and Mobile App Design and Development
  • Interim financing transactions through financial institutions or private lending agencies
  • Equity Investment arrangements
  • Agent and Manager Representation Agreements
  • Writer and Director Agreements

  • Canadian Production

  • Canadian Content Certification with the Canadian Audio Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) or the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC);
  • Federal & Provincial Production Services and Canadian Content Tax Credits
  • International Treaty Co-Productions between Canada and one or more of approximately 52 countries
  • Investment Canada Act Compliance for Cultural Industries
  • Production Services Agreements

  • Corporate Organization

  • Incorporation, Amalgamation, Dissolution;
  • Shareholder and Partnership Agreements

  • Talent & Guilds

  • Writers (WGC, WGA)
  • Directors (DGC, DGA)
  • Performers (ACTRA, UBCP, SAG, AFTRA, Actor’s Equity)
  • Producers
  • Music Composers & Musicians (AFM)
  • Directors of Photography
  • Animators
  • Crew (IATSE, NABET)