Media, Entertainment and Sports Group

Media, Entertainment and Sports is a high-profile, specialty practice area that continues to be at the forefront of change in terms of complexity, relevance and importance.  It is also a truly international discipline, as the increasingly globalized nature of media, entertainment, and sports industries drive the need for multi-jurisdictional contracts and expertise with sponsorships, intellectual property and broadcasting rights.

All of these factors make it a most exciting and challenging area of legal practice, but also a real growth industry, both in terms of market need, dollar value and emerging new businesses, as technology and communications keep finding new ways to reach new
audiences.

The growth of fame and celebrity in the modern world and its emergence into a multi-billion dollar industry means that as well as providing in-depth commercial advice, lawyers need expertise in all areas of media law and dispute resolution. As they are often required to advise public figures and large corporations on joint venture arrangements, licensing, international negotiations and technology issues, this adds complexity and demand to the services they offer.

Members of the Lex Mundi Media, Entertainment and Sports group have created a true centre of excellence, pulling together many of the world's leading lawyers into specialist forums for sharing the latest developments and information. Key to these groups is also the ability to work together on enhancing the value member firms can bring to their clients internationally and locally, keeping themselves at the forefront of the industry.

A Broad Scope of Expertise, Local and International

The Media, Entertainment and Sports group comprises lawyers with leading expertise in the following areas:

• Communications and technology
• Digital media
• Internet and e-commerce
• Entertainment
• Sports law
• Games
• Music
• Television programming and production
• Publishing
• Software and technology
• Radio and television broadcast
• Film
• Defamation
• Privacy
• Contempt
• Suppression orders
• Censorship

Moreover, when your organization's legal needs move beyond media, entertainment and sports issues, lawyers in the group are able to connect you to the advice, expertise and support you might need from their full-service commercial law firms.