PRACTICE

Global Media, Entertainment & Sports

Overview

Pierson Ferdinand’s Global Media, Entertainment & Sports Team spans various domains, encompassing book publishing, motion pictures, music, television, and sports. We are adept at crafting necessary agreements and possess significant experience in negotiating a spectrum of deal terms and conditions. We bring the same meticulous attention to detail when creating and negotiating deals within the entertainment industry, whether we're assisting individual clients seeking guidance or collaborating with corporate legal departments and their internal business clients.

  • Full Spectrum of Business Transactions

    Like traditional large law firms, we regularly assist clients in the full spectrum of business transactions and related company matters, a large portion of which involves mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and credit, employment, regulatory, corporate governance and board advisory, intellectual property, and financial restructuring and reorganization, among others.

  • Leveraging Technology

    Our Corporate team leverages cutting edge technology in all aspects of practice and our diverse all-partner teams focus on what matters most to our clients and stakeholders, delivering outcomes through shared values of strength, diversity, and collaboration.

  • Forging Close Partnerships

    We believe in forging close partnerships with our clients to better understand their business operations, enabling us to provide more effective counsel and to deliver exceptional value during pivotal moments that often shape profoundly the trajectory and success of our clients’ businesses.

  • Effective Low-Leverage Platform

    Our unique low-leverage platform is not only more cost-effective, it allows us to focus on fewer, targeted engagements than our peers at traditional, elite law firms. This model allows us to get closer to our clients and to know their businesses, preferences, and cadence, and to ultimately meet our clients where they are.

Capabilities

Our Entertainment, Media, & Sports practice includes:

  • Publishing: Author-Agent Agreements; Trade Book Contracts; Professional Book Contracts; Self-Publishing Agreements (Vanity Press); Publishers Agreements; Hard- and Soft-Cover Reprint Contracts; Electronic Publishing; Foreign Publishing Rights; and Marketing Publication Licenses and Copyrights.

  • Motion Pictures: Talent Representation; Options; Acquisition of Literary Properties; Producer Agreements; Production Financing Agreements; and Merchandising.

  • Music:  Personal Management Agreements; Business Management Agreements; Agency Agreements; Merchandising; Recording Agreements; and Songwriter Agreements.

  • Television: Acquisition of Rights; Option and Purchase Agreements; Production Agreements; Financing Agreements; Producer Employment; Director Employment; Writer Employment; and Performer Employment.

  • Sports: Endorsement Licensing; Promoter Agreements; Agent Agreements; Coaching Agreements; Management Agreements; and Sponsorship Agreements.

Our dedicated Global Media, Entertainment & Sports Team is well-prepared to navigate the complexities of entertainment and sports law, facilitating successful deals and agreements across these vibrant industries. Whether you are an individual talent seeking guidance or a corporate entity, our collaborative approach ensures that your unique needs are met.