REPRESENTATIVE WORK

LEGAL SERVICES

Widdoes Law ​specializes in legal services for documentary and nonfiction projects,
​but counsels clients on all manner of entertainment contracts.

Film and Television Contracts

• Draft and negotiate individual producer, director, writer and editor agreements
• Draft and negotiate rights acquisition agreements, including life rights, literary rights and derivative agreements for all manner of intellectual property​
  

Production Legal

• Draft and negotiate production finance and distribution agreements
• Draft and negotiate producer and director agreements
• Draft and negotiate production service agreements
• Provide production packet of releases and crew deal memos required for delivery
• Prepare credits lists and approval memos to ensure contractual compliance
• Oversee fair use, infringement and rights of privacy review

Production Company
​Outside Counsel

• Advise on business strategy, operations, finances and marketing
• Consult and negotiate financing agreements and third-party investment
• Draft rights acquisitions agreement and facilitate project development strategies
• Consult and negotiate agreements in coordination with representative team (e.g. agents, managers, business managers)​​

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