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Corporate/Commercial Law

Location-Based Entertainment  |  Motion Pictures/TV/Music

Location-Based Entertainment Attorneys at Zuber & Taillieu LLP

Zuber & Taillieu LLP takes pride in its status as one of the only full-service law firms featuring a department dedicated to servicing the unique needs of the location-based entertainment industry.  Our clients include studios, producers, designers, creators, developers,  and artists engaged in the world of theme parks, casinos, restaurants, retail, museums, malls, zoos, touring shows, parades, live events, etc.

Our Location-Based Entertainment Department is uniquely positioned to support and counsel you in this long-standing yet constantly evolving and growing field.  Our Location-Based Entertainment Department provides comprehensive legal services specifically tailored to those providing compelling entertainment experiences in a variety of venues. More specifically, our team of seasoned attorneys boast extensive experience in the areas of corporate counseling and organizational structuring, domestic and international transactions, finance, intellectual property, tax, employment and labor matters, and most types of civil litigation, all delivered within the context of the particular needs of location-based entertainment clients. 

Our Location-Based Entertainment Law Services

The lawyers at Zuber & Taillieu LLP provide expert legal counsel to location-based entertainment clients as follows:

  • Our transactional lawyers negotiate and draft agreements that afford maximum protection and flexibility in location-based business operations, including: design and production agreements, creative services agreements, ride-system acquisition agreements, professional services agreements, sponsorship agreements, licensing agreements, strategic partnership agreements, and talent agreements. We are particularly sensitive of the need to balance protecting our clients’ interests while at the same time preserving important relationships of our clients.
  • Our intellectual property lawyers provide counseling to help ensure that creative ideas and concepts are thoroughly protected.
  • Our entertainment lawyers provide counseling relating to the usage of third party intellectual property and publicity rights. Our entertainment law experts have both negotiated and litigated extremely complicated issues arising out of disputes over the rights to popular characters and personages. We help our clients avoid the traps into which many others have fallen.
  • Our new media lawyers are tapped into the gaming and virtual reality worlds, and help guide our clients through the legal issues arising out of the inevitable integration of the on-line and themed entertainment worlds.
  • Our employment lawyers help our clients navigate the various state and federal laws governing the use of employees and independent contractors. They understand the pitfalls associated with producing entertainment on-location, and structure our clients’ relationships to minimize their exposure to costly employment lawsuits.
  • Our attorneys are particularly skillful at structuring international relationships to maximize our clients’ financial advantages in the context of producing entertainment offshore.

 

 

Primary Contact:

Wendy Heimann-Nunes