Hall Webber

At Hall Webber LLP, we take pride in being one of Canada's top boutique law firms, specializing in entertainment and sports, corporate, intellectual property, information technology, culture policy, and communications law. Our team of experienced lawyers has built a reputation for providing practical, cost-efficient, and reliable services to a diverse roster of individual and corporate clients from across Canada and around the world.

Our clients come from a wide range of backgrounds, including producers, distributors, agents, writers, authors, directors, actors, hosts, journalists, designers, animators, artists, software application and game developers, composers, musicians, photographers, event planners, promoters, publicists, athletes, esports gamers, and public speakers. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities that come with working in the entertainment and sports industries, and we are dedicated to supporting our clients' creative, business, and entrepreneurial endeavors.

Our team of lawyers has a deep understanding of the complex legal issues that arise in the entertainment and sports industries. We offer a wide range of services, including film, TV, and new media production, strategic policy and regulatory advice, incorporation, and intellectual property protection. We take the time to get to know our clients and their businesses, and we work closely with them to understand their goals and develop strategies to achieve them.

Our Expertise

Our lawyers have extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas, including:

Creative Content Production & Distribution

We advise on all aspects of film, TV, and new media production, from development to distribution. Our services include source material adaptation rights acquisition, international treaty co-productions, clearances for errors and omissions insurance, talent deals, licenses and releases, debt and equity financing deals, and Canadian Content Certification regulations and compliance.

Intellectual Property & Publishing

We help our clients protect their intellectual property rights, including U.S. and Canadian copyright and trademark registrations, title clearance reports, errors and omissions insurance clearances, and chain-of-title opinions. We also advise on publishing, co-authorship, and illustrator agreements, as well as script, music, film clip, artwork, trademark, and publication licenses and releases.

Sports, Marketing, & Sponsorship

We advise on marketing and promotional service agreements, sponsorship, influencer, and endorsement agreements, licensing agreements, event venue agreements, and risk management. We also help our clients negotiate player and team agreements, music recording, producing, publishing, and distribution agreements, and event venue and promotion agreements.

Information Technology & Communications

We advise on computer software, mobile app, and video game development, licensing, and distribution agreements, as well as website design, development, and hosting agreements. We also help our clients navigate end-user license agreements, terms of use, and privacy policies.

Incorporation & Business Organization

We help our clients incorporate their businesses, including federal and provincial incorporation, shareholder and partnership agreements, amalgamations, and dissolutions. We also advise on business asset and share purchase agreements, not-for-profit organizations, and business and professional licensing.

Strategic Policy & Regulation

We provide strategic policy and regulatory advice to our clients, helping them navigate complex policy tools and issues. We identify and define policy challenges and opportunities, develop policy positions, and craft policy options that are comprehensive, practical, creative, and progressive.

At Hall Webber LLP, we are dedicated to providing our clients with the highest level of service and expertise. We take pride in being part of our clients' teams, helping them achieve their goals and succeed in the entertainment and sports industries.