Industry knowledge delivers commercially relevant solutions. 

Media and entertainment lawyers who really know the business

Holding Redlich has been at the forefront of the Australian media and entertainment industries for more than 25 years, working with industries including:

• advertising and marketing

• broadcasting and communications

• film 

• new media 

• publishing 

• radio 

• television

We provide advice to media and entertainment clients on a broad range of topics including:

• production and distribution, including acting for producers, broadcasters, distributors, talent, investors and other financiers

• ownership and regulatory, including corporations legislation, the Trade Practices Act, the Broadcasting Services Act, telecommunications regulation, public and private sector privacy laws, and electronic transactions legislation

• pre-publication and defamation, for both publishers and plaintiffs

• trade practices and competition, including clearance issues, trade practices claims, including those that involve litigation, and trade promotions

• copyright and other intellectual property

• financing and tax

• privacy

In representing the most important players, we:  

• offer extensive experience of every possible type of transaction and dispute

• hold a position of recognised leadership in the industries we serve

• are continually asked to comment on the most recent developments

• contribute to Australian government policy and regulatory development

Industry challenges

The challenge in media and entertainment law is to keep abreast of the rapidly changing national and international landscape, including laws and regulations, taxation and financing arrangements, and new technology developments.    
In addition to this high level of legal, technical and industry understanding, Holding Redlich is recognised for producing documents of high quality and clarity, some of which have become industry precedents, while ensuring that everything that we do is innovative, focused, cost-effective and time-efficient.

Close partnerships

Our approach is to form a partnership with each client.  These partnerships help us gain an in-depth understanding of the business issues and the commercial context in which our clients deal with them.

A combination of legal skills and industry knowledge enables us to identify the risks facing our clients before we recommend business-based legal solutions. Depending on our client’s needs and desired outcomes, we next apply the necessary legal resources to achieve those goals in the most cost-effective and time-efficient manner.

Creative sensible solutions

Our media and entertainment lawyers immerse themselves in the activities of the industries we serve.  We have depth to deal with large matters, an understanding of different viewpoints and, as befits the industries we serve, the creativity to devise innovative and sensible solutions.