Entertainment Transactions

The Law Offices of Carol T. Contes, a Professional Corporation, provides business affairs and legal counsel to independent film, television and digital media companies in North America and Europe.

Our goal is to provide effective representation to professionals engaged in the global entertainment business.

Development, Production and Distribution

• Motion Pictures
• Television
• Web-based Content
• Commercials
• Documentaries
• Animation

Production Counsel

• Hollywood union (WGA,DGA, SAG/ AFTRA & IATSE) and non-union deals
• Music Licensing
• Rights Clearances
• Computer Animation
• Visual Effects Companies
• Book, Life Story and Literary Acquisitions

Talent Employment Agreements

• Writers
• Directors
• Producers
• Actors, Voice-Over Talent and Reality Television Performers
• Composers
• Casting Directors
• Digital Media Artists

Merchandise and Branded Products

• Celebrity Endorsements
• Infomercials

Intellectual Property

• Copyright
• Trademark