SERVICES​

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Steven M. Kalb, P.C. is counsel to directors, writers, producers, animators, post production vendors, financiers, production companies and sales and distribution companies and he advises his clients on a broad range of entertainment law matters including:

Legal Services

Development

• Option/Purchase agreements

• Life story rights agreements

• Chain of title review

• Writer agreements

Financing

• Representation of both lenders and borrowers in production lending transactions

• Representing recipients of tax credits and other government subsidies

• Co-financing agreements

• Private equity investment agreements

• Completion bonds

Production

• Co-production, joint venture and partnership agreements

• Actor, director, producer and executive producer agreements

• Actor and director escrow agreement

• Production agreements and other matters, including:

  • Location agreements

  • Clearances and clearance agreements

  • Guild signatory agreements

  • Guild compliance

  • Production services agreements

  • Department head agreements

  • Product placement agreements

  • Applications for errors and omissions and production Insurance

Distribution

• Domestic distribution agreements

• Foreign sales agency agreements

• Domestic sales agency agreements

• International licensing directly to foreign distributors

 

Business Affairs Services

• Consult with clients to structure offers for development, production, financing and distribution transactions

• Negotiate offers with agents, managers and opposing counsel