Macleay William is a preeminent entertainment law practice which encompasses a broad range of work within the entertainment and media spheres and particularly in the film and television production industry. We work with both large and small film and television production companies, as well as some well known Australian talent. We like to maintain close and collaborative relationships with our clients in order to help them achieve their immediate and on-going contracting requirements and also assist them with their longer-term financial and creative goals, including by often becoming involved in the early planning stages of a project or the establishment of a new business.
We negotiate and contract all stages for the development, financing, production and distribution of film and television/streaming productions, including scripted and general entertainment. We also represent leading Australian creative properties and talent in their local and international arrangements, including in the US but also across Europe.
We work with and advise a number of US studios and overseas production companies on productions which they shoot in Australia.
In these capacities we work collaboratively with Studio attorneys and executives as well as with local production crew and the Federal and State Government screen agencies. We also work closely with lawyers and management of major Australian broadcaster and media companies.
Our goal is to provide personalised service and to work with our clients through all stages of development, finance and production, and to provide ongoing support during the exploitation of their projects.
We have offices in Sydney and Melbourne.