The Firm has expertise in international and domestic film financing, tax planning, copyright, trademark and patent matters, and all forms of entertainment and commercial litigation. Our lawyers have represented major U.S. studios, television networks, film financiers and foreign and domestic production and distribution companies in the full array of filmed entertainment matters.
The entertainment and media group works closely with the Firm's telecommunications group and intellectual property group to monitor the burgeoning areas of emerging technologies, new media and the convergence of entertainment, telecommunications and the Internet.
During 2000-2001 Avramopoulos & Partners Law Firm provided legal counseling to the film production companies 'Working Title Films Ltd' and 'Universal Studios' for the production of the 50 million US Dollars movie "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", shot entirely on location on the island of Cephallonia, Greece. We provided our legal services on all issues that arose through the completion of the production, especially in relation with tax and contract law, intellectual property, employment, and entertainment law.
The Firm was also involved in the drafting and preparation of the location agreements, the crew and actors agreements, the issuance of all the necessary permits and licenses, such as location licenses from the local and state authorities, filming licenses, work and residence permits for the European and non-European crew and actors, etc. Finally, we provided daily on-the-spot legal assistance on all issues and problems that arose on a daily basis throughout the duration of the filming.
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