Sander Shalinsky

Practice Areas

The full arc of the deal.

A focused entertainment practice covering every contractual and transactional surface of film, television, music, and the broader creative economy.

01

Entertainment Law

A full-service practice for the creative industry — structured for the speed and confidentiality the work demands. From single-project counsel to ongoing general counsel engagements.

Engagement

  • Strategic legal counsel
  • Negotiation & deal architecture
  • Risk advisory
  • Industry-specific transactions
02

Film & Television Contracts

Development, production, and distribution agreements across feature and episodic work, with deep familiarity for Canadian and U.S. co-productions and tax credit structures.

Engagement

  • Option & purchase agreements
  • Producer & director deals
  • Distribution & sales
  • Co-production structuring
03

Production Agreements

End-to-end contracting for studios and independent production companies — crew, location, equipment, vendor, post-production, and chain-of-title documentation.

Engagement

  • Chain of title
  • Crew & vendor agreements
  • Location & clearance
  • Errors & omissions support
04

Talent Agreements

Representation and structuring for actors, directors, writers, musicians, and on-camera personalities — with attention to long-term career architecture.

Engagement

  • Performance agreements
  • Endorsement & brand deals
  • Loan-out structuring
  • Image & likeness rights
05

Music Industry Agreements

Counsel for recording artists, songwriters, producers, labels, and publishing companies across the full lifecycle of a release and catalogue.

Engagement

  • Recording & label deals
  • Publishing & administration
  • Sync licensing
  • Producer agreements
06

Intellectual Property

Strategic stewardship of copyrights, trademarks, and creative assets — from initial registration to enforcement and portfolio-wide planning.

Engagement

  • Copyright strategy
  • Trademark portfolios
  • IP audits
  • Enforcement & disputes
07

Licensing & Rights

Acquisition, clearance, and licensing of underlying rights, music, footage, and likeness — structured to support long-tail exploitation across markets.

Engagement

  • Rights acquisition
  • Clearance strategy
  • Sync & master licensing
  • Territory & term structuring
08

Corporate & Business Structuring

Formation, financing, and ongoing governance for production companies, labels, and creative ventures — building entities that scale with the work.

Engagement

  • Entity formation
  • Financing & investment
  • Shareholder & operating agreements
  • Joint ventures
09

Media & Content Protection

Strategy and response for unauthorized use, anti-piracy, takedowns, and reputation-sensitive content matters across digital platforms.

Engagement

  • Anti-piracy strategy
  • Platform takedowns
  • Content protection
  • Confidentiality & NDAs

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