Our Services
Legal & Business Affairs
Film, Television, Music & Tech
We have decades of combined experience as lawyers and business affairs advisors across film, television, music and technology including app development and general commercial Ts & Cs.
When it comes to rights documentation, options, talent agreements, co-productions, quitclaims, life rights, you name it, we’ve done it, and in some cases set market standards in these areas.
Our experience is particularly well suited to advising US companies in the UK market, and UK companies doing US-facing deals.
Production Finance
Film Debt & Equity, Television Deficits
We support clients on a fee basis to understand their finance plan and set them on a path to raising funds.
On occasion, we take an analytical approach to assessing a project and where a project’s budget is materially less than its market value, we may support that project as an executive producer.
Working with producers to raise and close finance from film and television distributors, sales agents and debt and equity financiers – and doing so in a way that returns material value to our client.
Strategy & Financial Planning
Modelling, Market Access & Fundraising
We work with all levels of creative talent to prepare business plans, slate documents and financial forecasts that every one can understand and buy in to.
If you want to take a step back and assess where you are, or if have particular goals: grow, pivot, diversify, raise finance etc., then we are well positioned to advise on methodologies that can identify your key value drivers (and inhibitors) and lay out multiple possible avenues for planning and growth.
Operations & Startup
Wrap Around Support Services for Creatives
For producers, writers, directors and actors, starting a production company can come with an unexpected administrative burden.
This can include insurance, company secretarial services, accounting and expenses, slate documentation, an employment contract for an assistant, and evolve into needing a website (with terms and conditions and a privacy policy), business plan, publicist, and broader compliance support.
We offer cost effective, personal support through the start up phase, and integrate this with other services including business affairs, financial forecasting and market advice.
Issues & Crisis Management
Investigating & Managing Issues & Crises
Advising on misconduct allegations, sexual harassment, reputational challenges, cyber issues, regulatory or criminal allegations, threatened or actual litigation and numerous other issues.
24/7 on call support for helping with crises in real time with the option to instruct on legally privileged basis.
Combining emotional intelligence and commercial mindset to respond to whatever comes – whether it is a quick sense check or a business-critical issue.
Corporate Governance
Compliance Advice & Risk Management
We don’t believe in one size fits all solutions – we work with our clients to develop systems that work for their size they are now, whilst being scalable to meet their growth objectives.
We have experience of working with established legal and compliance teams, to provide an independent perspective, and of acting as the team, advising senior executives and reporting directly to the Board where required.
How do we get paid?
We offer significant flexibility when it comes to cost.
We always start with a free, no commitment discussion. After which, we will provide a clear proposal for our initial work for everyone to agree on.