Entertainment

Comprising of an immensely dedicated team, Bichara e Motta Advogados assists various stakeholders in the music industry, such as singers, bands, music producers, composers, instrumentalists and distributors. In the television industry, the firm has a vast array of clients including artists, media celebrities, directors, producers, scriptwriters, and agents.

True to its personalized service philosophy, accompanied with the flexibility only found in a specialized firm, Bichara e Motta Advogados understands and appreciates its clients universe, carefully organizing and protecting their business activities to help them focus on the essence of their artistic work.

Bichara e Motta Advogados expertise with Music and Television Law includes the following services:

LEGAL ADVICE

• Organization of the business activities of music and television Industry professionals, seeking efficient corporate and tax structuring;
• Drafting and revising employment, image assignment, use, and exploitation agreements for actors and singers;
• Creating copyright and intellectual property protection mechanisms for singers and actors;
• Drafting and revising sponsorship and trademark licensing contracts;
• Drafting and revising production, co-production and recording, distribution, pre-sale and licensing contracts;
• Drafting and revising ancillary contracts related to the provision of services, space rental, insurance companies, professional category unions;
• Tours, shows and CD/DVD recordings;
• Regulatory assistance before ANCINE; and
• Advice and representation in Music and Television industry recurring litigation, counterfeiting, trademark, voice and/or image misuse, plagiarism, and other disputes involving intellectual property and commercial relations.

Our Firm dialogues and collaborates with, and advises personalities from the art world, allowing them to efficiently and safely organize their business activity to focus on the essence of their work.

Bichara e Motta Advogados  expertise in Art Law involves the following services:

• Organizing the business activity of art professionals to ensure efficient corporate and tax structuring;
• Purchasing, selling, and loaning art works;
• Drafting and revising typical contracts in this area;
• Insurance for works of art, collections, holdings, and exhibitions;
• Licensing of brands and works of art;
• Advice on the import and export of works of art;
• Cultural project structuring and fund raising;
• Advice on cultural event tax incentive regimes in Brazil and abroad;
• Relationship between gallery owners and artists;
• Structuring national and international exhibitions and shows;
• Artists copyrights and intellectual property protection mechanisms; and
• Advice on forgery, trademark misuse, and other art-related litigation;

Relying on its usual flexibility and interpersonal relationship with clients, Bichara e Motta Advogados acts as a partner who carefully organizes its clients’ business activities efficiently and safely, always seeking innovative ways to meet the demands of dynamic markets such as fashion and luxury.

Bichara e Motta Advogados expertise in Fashion and Luxury Law involves the following services:

• Drafting commercial contracts involving brand licensing, franchising, commercial representation, distribution, e-commerce, product import, and sponsorships;
• Designers and companies copyright and intellectual property right protection;
• New collection launching protection;
• Organizing the business activities of fashion professionals, such as stylists, models, and agents, always seeking efficient corporate and tax structuring;
• Advice on disputes involving forgery, counterfeiting, trademark misuse, and unauthorized reproductions;
• Advice on the organization of events and fashion shows;
• Labor law advice in the fashion sector and client representation before labor courts;
• Drafting employment, sponsorship, model image assignment, use and exploitation contracts.

Bichara e Motta Advogados expertise in the audiovisual segment involves the following services:

• Organizing audiovisual and entertainment professionals business activities, seeking an efficient corporate and tax structuring;
• Legal advice on drafting image assignment, use, and exploitation contracts for entertainment personalities;
• Advice on tax incentive regimes in Brazil and abroad for audiovisual production;
• Drafting contracts related to audiovisual activities, such as co-production, distribution, pre-sale of rights, investments, and ancillary contracts related to services rendered, space rental, insurance companies, professional category unions; and
• Regulatory assistance before ANCINE.