Media & Entertainment.
Rights are the product. We clear them, paper them, and defend them — for studios, labels, publishers, and the talent behind all three — working side by side with our technology and IP colleagues.
500+Talent, licensing, and production agreements closed
30+Catalogs and rights libraries cleared for acquisition
92%Of rights disputes settled without litigation
Overview
In entertainment, the deal is done twice: once in the room, once in the contract. We make sure the second version pays like the first one promised — and that the rights you think you own can be proven on paper.
Talent agreements and guild compliance, rights acquisition and licensing, production legal, royalty and profit disputes, defamation and pre-publication review. First-time deals get the same care as catalog sales.
Content crosses borders the day it is released, so our Chicago-based team coordinates clearances and disputes with our London headquarters and associated counsel in Singapore — one instruction covering US, UK, and APAC exploitation.
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They found the rights snag the distributor missed — before the festival, not after it.Producer client survey, 2025
A catalog valuation that survived diligence and closed at the asking price.Independent label survey, 2025
Recent work
Matters we're proud of
Licensing
Sync rights package cleared for a streaming series ahead of release
Talent
First-look and overall deals negotiated for a breakout showrunner
Catalog
Music publishing catalog sold with full chain-of-title rehabilitation
Dispute
Royalty underpayment recovered for a legacy artist estate
Latest articles and knowledge
Work-made-for-hire traps hiding in production paperwork
Termination rights are coming due: watching the 35-year clock
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