Provide all the necessary legal services from start to finish on a productions. This can include preparing and negotiating production services agreements, license agreements, co-production agreements, producer agreements, vendor agreements, materials releases, appearance releases, master and synch music licenses, talent agreements, access agreements, composer agreements, director agreements, HIPAA releases, trade out agreements, and more.
Negotiate and prepare agreements that allow you to incorporate brand and products into your project, whether through a paid placement or donated materials. Negotiate and prepare overall agreements to produce content and incorporate brands into your productions.
Provide customary production legal services as well as those particular to international productions, including prepare fixer agreements and work with local counsel in connection with local laws related to releases, immigration, etc. Kari has worked with productions filming all over the world, including New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Spain, Burkina Faso, The Galapagos and Egypt.
Review and advise on applications, background checks, social media reviews and psych evaluations conducted for talent, participants and contestants.
Provide advice on fair use and defamation issues and when needed, prepare letters to the insurance carrier to bind E&O. Advise on the best ways to mitigate your risks when proceeding under a fair use defense.
Review episodes and cuts, advising on clearance, fair use, copyright, trademark, defamation, invasion of privacy, right of publicity and fairness issues.
Filming in certain locations can provide numerous tax credits. Kari can help provide the legal support necessary in connection with the chain of title, tax credit applications and other legal steps that can be necessary when securing these credits.
Negotiate and prepare co-production agreements, shopping agreements, talent attachments, exclusivity agreements, nondisclosure agreements, option purchase agreements, and any other agreements you may need to properly develop and set up your project.
Provide chain of title analysis and provide a legal opinion in connection therewith. Conduct script analysis and provide a clearance report. Negotiate and prepare licenses in connection with the clearance of copyrighted and trademarked materials.
