Independent Production & Content
Legal and business affairs support for independent producers and production companies throughout the production lifecycle, from development through to delivery.
Independent Production & Content
Supporting producers and production companies across the full production lifecycle, from development through to delivery
Media & entertainment law
Specialist business and legal affairs advice for the creative industries
Practical, commercially focused business and legal affairs support for production companies, talent, content creators, rights holders and distributors
The practice
Legal advice grounded in the industry
Deal-making in the media and entertainment industries involves balancing creative ambition with the demands of financing and production, protecting rights and future returns, and navigating competing interests while maintaining strong working relationships.
I provide experienced business and legal affairs support to clients who need clear, pragmatic advice in negotiating and concluding those deals.
I work directly with clients throughout each matter, with a clear focus on achieving their objectives.
Who I work with
Focused on television, entertainment and the people behind it
Talent & Creatives
Advice for on-screen and off-screen contributors to programmes and other content — including performers, presenters, creative and technical talent — and their representatives, on contracts, rights and commercial terms.
Content Distribution & Exploitation
Structuring and negotiating content sales, licensing and exploitation agreements for distributors, platforms and media businesses, covering territories, languages, media and ancillary rights.
Rights Analysis & Clearances
Helping rights holders, producers, libraries and content users establish ownership, secure permissions and clear underlying rights, including music and footage, for use across all media.
How I can help
Clear advice on the deals that make productions happen
Talent agreements
Negotiating and advising on agreements for presenters, contributors, performers and other on-screen talent
Television & entertainment deals
Commercial and contractual advice on the terms behind television programmes and entertainment projects
Production agreements
Advice for independent producers on agreements required during development and production
Rights & clearances
Advice on the acquisition, use and exploitation of rights in connection with productions and content
Commissioning & commercial agreements
Support with agreements involving broadcasters, platforms and other media businesses
Business affairs support
Flexible senior-level support for producers and media businesses requiring additional legal or business affairs resource
Experience
A career spent in television and media
I have more than three decades of experience working across media law, rights and business affairs. My career has involved negotiating and advising on television, talent, production, rights, distribution and commercial arrangements.
That experience brings a practical understanding not simply of what an agreement says, but of how deals are made and productions get delivered.
More about meClear
Advice that helps you make a decision rather than leaving you with more questions.
Commercial
Focused on what matters, protecting the client and helping the deal move forward.
Experienced
Senior-level legal and business affairs experience applied directly to each matter.
Personal
I work directly with clients from the first conversation to the conclusion of the deal.
Get in touch
Need help with a deal?
If you have a television, talent or production matter you would like to discuss, get in touch with me.
Contact me