Find Top Rated Entertainment & Media Lawyers for your case

Entertainment and media law helps creators, producers, and distributors protect and monetize content across film, television, music, gaming, and digital platforms.

1. Production, talent, and management agreements
2. Content licensing and distribution
3. Clearances for music, footage, and likeness rights
4. Union and guild compliance

• Securing chain-of-title and intellectual property rights
• Negotiating backend participation, royalties, and residuals
• Navigating defamation, privacy, or publicity claims
• Adapting agreements for streaming and digital releases
• Coordinating cross-border production and distribution

Attorneys negotiate deals, review contracts, and manage risk so creators and studios can focus on production and distribution timelines.

• Drafting production, option, and licensing agreements
• Reviewing content for clearance and legal issues
• Negotiating talent, sponsorship, and endorsement contracts
• Resolving disputes over credits, royalties, or infringement

Partner with counsel before signing production or distribution deals, releasing content, or using third-party IP to avoid downstream disputes.

• You are packaging a film, series, or podcast
• You received a network or streaming agreement
• You need to clear music, footage, or artwork
• You face a content takedown or infringement claim

LexPair connects creatives and production companies with lawyers who regularly negotiate entertainment and media deals.

Expect hourly or flat per-contract fees, with possible percentage arrangements for talent representation. Additional costs can include clearance reports and guild filings.