Legal & Business Affairs expertise for the creative industries
Lead Counsel advises broadcasters, production companies, music businesses, brands and creative entrepreneurs on the legal and commercial frameworks that underpin television, music and digital media.
Founded by media and entertainment lawyer Alistair Davis, Lead Counsel provides strategic legal advice across the full lifecycle of media projects from development and production through to distribution, partnerships and rights exploitation.
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Our Expertise
Programme Advice
With extensive experience in advising on UK and U.S. programmes our advice has extended to programmes such as Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (UKTV), Traffic Cops (Channel 5), Social Media Murders (ITV), Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba (Netflix), Six Schizophrenic Brothers (Discovery) and various scripted productions.
Deep Knowledge of Media, IP and Digital Content
We specialise in:
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Media & entertainment affairs
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Business affairs for TV, film , music and digital content
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Rights management and IP protection
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Marketing, advertising and influencer agreements
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AI-related content, licensing and risk
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Music rights and sync licensing
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Creator brand deals and content monetisation
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Advising businesses on commercial strategy
Examples of our TV work
