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Join our panel of experts as they address some of the key differences between film and television production in Mexico and the US, including dealing with guilds/unions, tax credits, copyright, immigration, and related cross-border production legal issues.
Rosalío Mata, Corporate Counsel Amazon Studios
Keith Kelly specializes in entertainment law, covering all aspects of global transactions including rights procurement, development, production, licensing, and distribution of movies, documentaries, scripted and unscripted television, and original sports programming. He also advises studios and media firms on music, concert bookings, sponsorships, and live events.
Specialized in Entertainment Law focused in the production of pictures and television series in Mexico, from acquisition of rights and development to post production and all means of exploitation, clearance and licensing.
Nicolas’ practice focuses on transactional entertainment matters, including rights acquisitions, development, first look and overall deals, production, licensing, and distribution for motion pictures as well as scripted and unscripted television productions. He advises studios, production companies, networks, independent producers, and digital content creators in all aspects related to the creation and exploitation of motion pictures, documentaries, television series, and sports-related projects.
Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Nicolas was a Director of Business & Legal Affairs at The Walt Disney Company, where he led the legal team that negotiated with distribution partners in Latin America for the launch of the Disney+ service. He was also responsible for negotiating with major local and international sports leagues, multi-platform right acquisition and distribution agreements for Fox Sports and ESPN, including for UEFA Champions League, Spanish La Liga, Copa Libertadores, UFC, Mexican Soccer, Bundesliga, Argentine Superliga, among others.
Nicolas developed his passion for entertainment law after going through negotiations with a major music label for the debut album of “Sin Animo de Lucro,” a band he co-founded in 2005 with some law school friends and where he was vocalist and composer until 2007. The band obtained “Gold Record” for its first and second albums and a nomination to the Latin Grammy Awards for the “Best Tropical Contemporary Album” in 2009.
I counsel studios and producers in all business and legal aspects related to the financing, acquisition, production, distribution and other exploitation of intellectual property content, with an emphasis on motion picture, television and SVOD transactions.
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