Entertainment, Media & Sports

We have acted for major players in the entertainment, media and sports industries, delivering sophisticated commercial advice across the spectrum of transactions in these ever-evolving spaces. Along the way, we have developed extensive expertise and strong relationships in these industries.

Our lawyers practising in Entertainment, Media & Sports leverage their top-ranked expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and extensive network in effectively helping clients navigate the complex legal and business issues that inevitably arise when operating in these industries.

We provide services in the following areas:

• Corporate: advising on and representing companies and individuals in the sports, media and entertainment industries in respect of the formation and reorganization of corporations, shareholder agreements and disputes, purchase and sale of shares, and purchase and sale of assets.

• Operational legal support: supporting the operational legal needs of media and entertainment companies such as purchase, sale and licensing of intellectual property, financing, employment and independent contractor agreements and disputes, non-disclosure agreements, and various contractual disputes.

• Sports law: advising sports organizations and stakeholders on operational legal needs, including sponsorship and endorsement agreements, event and venue agreements, athlete employment and independent contractor arrangements, partnership and collaboration contracts, and other commercial agreements.

• Production financing: representing lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured lending transactions; representing equity investors and producers in private equity financing transactions.

• Film, television, commercial, digital media production: as production counsel, supporting the legal needs of productions through rights acquisition, development, casting, pre-production, production, post-production, licensing and distribution phases.

• Music: representing music artists and producers in transactions with record labels; representing music artists and production companies in master and synchronization licenses and composer agreements.

• Celebrity sponsorship: advising on and representing celebrities and companies in various sponsorship transactions.

• Hospitality and live entertainment: supporting the legal needs of hospitality and live entertainment companies.

In 2023, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP became the Official Legal Services Partner of Canada Basketball. Under this partnership, we act as its legal counsel, providing pro bono legal services to Canada Basketball and select BIPOC-owned businesses within the Canadian basketball community.