Taking care of business...

So your show can go on.

ABOUT US

Hall Webber LLP is recognized as one of Canada's top boutique law firms specializing in entertainment & sports, corporate, intellectual property, information technology, culture policy and communications law. We represent a diverse roster of individual and corporate clients from all over Canada, as well as many international clients doing business in Canada. Our clients include producers, distributors, agents, writers, authors, directors, actors, hosts, journalists, designers, animators, artists, software application & game developers, composers, musicians, photographers, event planners & promoters, publicists, athletes, esports gamers and public speakers. We take great pride in supporting all of our clients' creative, business and entrepreneurial endeavors by providing practical, cost efficient, affordable, reliable, comprehensible and goal oriented services and advice. We take care of business....so your show can go on. Whatever type of show that may be.

Repeatedly Recommended

Boutique Entertainment Law Firm

Official Legal Counsel

Recommended Canadian

Entertainment Lawyers

Official Legal Counsel

About Us

Lawyers

OUR LAWYERS

Lon Hall

lon@hallwebber.com

416-920-3849 ext. 102

Danny Webber

danny@hallwebber.com

416-920-3849 ext. 101

Deborah Smith-Webber

deborah@hallwebber.com

416-920-3849 ext. 101

Mitchel Fleming

mitchel@hallwebber.com

416-920-3849 ext. 103

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PRACTICE AREAS

Creative Content Production & Distribution

Source material adaptation rights acquisition (novels, screenplays, life rights)
International treaty co-productions
Clearances for errors & omissions insurance
Talent deals for writers, directors, actors, hosts, designers, composers, visual effects, etc.
Licenses & releases for locations, music, stock footage & product placements
Debt & equity financing deals
Canadian Content Certification regulations & compliance (CAVCO, CRTC, Telefilm, CMF)
Distribution, sales agent, broadcasting & SVOD/OTT licensing deal
Diversity & Inclusion funding and policy initiatives
Indigenous filmmaking programs & protocols

Intellectual Property & Publishing

U.S. & Canadian Copyright and Trademark Registrations
Title Clearance Reports & Legal Opinions
Errors & Omissions Insurance Clearances & Opinions
Chain-of-Title Opinions
Fair Dealing/Fair Use Analysis
Script, music, film clip, artwork, trademark, & publication licenses & releases
Privacy, Personality, Life Story & Publicity Rights
Submission Releases and Confidentiality Agreement
Publishing, Co-Authorship, Illustrator Agreements

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Sports, Marketing& Sponsorship

Marketing & Promotional Service Agreements
Sponsorship, Influencer & Endorsement Agreements
Licensing Agreements
Event Venue Agreements & Risk Management
Contest Rules
Branding, Product Placements & Commercial tie-ins
Player & Team agreements

Music, Theatre & Special Events

Music recording, producing, publishing & distribution Agreements
Management and promotion agreements
Band Member Partnerships/ Joint Ventures
Composer Agreements
Synchronization & Master Use Licenses
Touring and Sponsorship Agreements
Event venue & promotion agreements
legitimate stage play, musical and concert development & production

Recent Projects

Information Technology & Communications

Computer Software , Mobile App & Video Game Development, Licensing & Distribution
Website Design, Development & Hosting
End User License Agreements
Terms of Use & Privacy Policies

Incorporation & Business Organization

Incorporation (federal & provincial)
Shareholder & Partnership Agreements
Amalgamations & Dissolutions
Business Asset & Share Purchase Agreements
Not-For-Profit Organizations & Clubs
Business & Professional Licensing

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Strategic Policy & Regulation

Providing strategic political and policy advice across complex, multi-faceted, and inter-related TMT policy tools and issues (see below)
Identifying and defining your policy challenges and opportunities in a way that governments at all levels can understand and address
Developing policy positions and devising and executing effective policy advocacy strategies and initiatives targeted to specific decision-makers
Crafting policy options for approaches to challenges/opportunities that are comprehensive, practical, creative, and progressive, and conducting risk analysis and evaluation of options and mitigation strategies
Identifying policy opponents, helping you build policy alliances, developing and analyzing stakeholder consultation, and providing insight and intelligence on industry trends, policy, legal and political developments, emerging issues, communities of interest, jurisdiction scans, and best practices