THE RIGHT CHOICE

International Entertainment Lawyer in California

International Entertainment Lawyer in California for International Entertainment Clients in London and all of Great Britain

The Right Choice for An International Entertainment Lawyer Serving Individuals in the UK and Throughout the World

Named a Top Lawyer the past 12 years in a row by the prestigious Palm Springs Life Magazine and rated “Superb” by Avvo, their highest rating, which rates attorneys all across the U.S., International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is the entertainment lawyer for you whether you live in London, England or anywhere in Great Britain, Ireland, Paris and elsewhere in Europe.

With law degrees in both the U.S. and U.K. and over 40 years of experience as an attorney both in California and in London, International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson has represented clients throughout the entertainment industry, including film producers, directors and film production companies, actors, writers, musicians, songwriters, talent agencies, movie star chefs, sports athletes and models from across the U.S. and internationally.

Our experience over the past four decades makes the Law Firm of International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson the Right Choice for your representation in the entertainment industry and Sebastian Gibson the “go to” Entertainment Attorney for all things creative not only in California and the U.S., but also in London and Great Britain.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is also one of the most recognized entertainment and celebrity attorneys on both sides of the Atlantic and represents clients throughout the world.  He is frequently asked to assist journalists and reporters and just prior to Shepard Smith’s resignation from Fox News in the U.S. was asked to appear on his show as a celebrity lawyer. He has also been requested to appear on ITV National News in London to discuss the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 23, 2020 by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex for invasion of privacy for photos taken of their son, Archie by unknown paparazzi.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is the entertainment lawyer for entertainment events, concerts, live performances, festivals, world tours, tournaments, competitions and private sponsor parties in connection with music festivals and sporting events.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson

The Entertainment Lawyer For Performers from London, throughout England, and Europe for their Projects in the U.S.

No matter if you’re involved in music, film, television, theatre, screenwriting, songwriting, advertising, gaming, comic book development, a writer, musician, manager, agent, sports athlete, model or are an artist in another facet of the entertainment industry, the need for an experienced entertainment lawyer with legal experience on both sides of the Atlantic has never been greater for you no matter if you live in London or elsewhere in Europe and do work both in the U.S. and internationally.

With International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson on your side, you can rest easy knowing your rights are being protected in an industry where publicity can be a two-edged sword and the detailed fine print in a contract can make a deal worth doing or be a wasted effort. A simple film option for a book can leave you without any control and severely limit any compensation. A first time modeling agreement can be fraught with provisions that can ruin a model’s chance at a successful career before it even starts.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson Is The Right Choice for Clients from London and Great Britain

Unlike other entertainment lawyers who are more concerned with their own status than yours, we specialize in drafting entertainment contracts and agreements for whatever your needs require and know how much your rights, your image and your reputation matters to you.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson’s practice areas in the field of entertainment law include motion pictures, television, music, publishing, modeling, model management, talent agencies, video on demand movie projects, copyrights, trademarks, entertainment events, music and film festivals, live performances, concerts, world tours, comedy festivals, charity events, fashion events, athletic events, sponsor parties, sponsorship agreements, endorsement agreements, film music licensing, merchandise agreements, performing artist contracts, songwriter agreements, book options for films and television, stage productions, art, fashion, modeling, publicity and privacy rights, misuse of images, athlete and celebrity representation and international entertainment matters.

In addition to reviewing Book Publishing Contracts and Literary Agency Contracts, California Entertainment Lawyer and Publishing Attorney Sebastian Gibson not only drafts, reviews and negotiates both Book Option Purchase Agreements but also drafts, reviews and negotiates Book Shopping Agreements for authors whose books producers want to develop into a film or television project.

The Law Firm of International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is the entertainment law firm you keep for life and for the life of your career.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson

UK and California Film and Television Lawyer

With over 40 years of experience both in London and in California as an entertainment attorney, International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to British Film and TV producers and how streaming services and platforms are affecting the UK film and industry and has written on this subject. There is currently nowhere that the changes brought about by streaming is having a bigger effect on a country’s film industry than Britain and the UK’s talent and producers, known for their excellence, have never been in more demand.

We can protect your film and television concepts and submissions with copyright and trademark protection, registrations with the Writers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, with contracts and agreements, and with submissions by an experienced California entertainment attorney. Importantly, we also know what to look for in analyzing submission releases so a producer or writer does not waive important rights.

With the experience of International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson in the entertainment industry both as a writer and musician, we’re very familiar with all of the various ways in which film and TV projects are conceived and developed and we can assist a producer in the early creative stage as well. With experience in advertising as well, we can assist a producer later in writing the perfect pitch and preparing submission materials including show bibles and film lookbooks of the professional quality that’s expected today in the entertainment industry.

The submission process today is becoming more and more competitive with literally tens of thousands of producers competing to get their concept for a television series, limited episode TV series or reality show made and their film project financed. As a result, submission materials must be of the highest professional quality.

We’re also closely following the developments of the WGA lawsuit against four major talent agencies, their new Code of Conduct, the firing by WGA members of their talent agencies and the counter lawsuits by talent agencies against the WGA. We can advise producers with respect to packaging fees charged by talent agencies and how the lawsuit and firing of talent agencies by WGA members currently affects the talent agency packaging system currently still in place by most talent agencies.

In the creative stage of development, we can draft collaboration agreements, work for hire agreements, copyright assignments and other contractual agreements to ensure that a producer is the sole owner of all the underlying rights to their project and to ensure that when an E&O insurance legal opinion is requested by an insurer, they will be able to confirm the proper legal contracts have been signed with every participant in the creation and development of the project.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson can assist a film or television producer to obtain development money and to structure a development money deal, film investments and we can review and negotiate a producer’s pre-sales and negative pick-up domestic and foreign distribution agreements.

We’ve reviewed and negotiated book and script options, life story agreements, shopping agreements and with our expertise in copyrights, trademarks and licensing, we can assist a producer in securing the rights to any of the underlying rights to their project.

With securing investor money so crucial to a producer, we can advise producers when it’s necessary to have an experienced securities lawyer prepare a private placement memorandum known as an offering to passive investors, the requirements for qualifying for an exemption from registration, and when an offering is not required when obtaining investments from accredited investors. We’re also familiar with California securities laws, venture capital investment and debt financing,

With decades of experience in corporate law and formations, we’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, C and S corporations, limited and general partnerships and LLCs. We can also handcraft an LLC operating agreement to fit the structure and plans of a producer’s team for their umbrella LLC and create individual LLCs for each project which becomes ready for development.

We’ll help a producer develop a plan for submitting their film to the right film festivals for the producer’s film and for being prepared with an experienced festival team including sales agents, a website for the film, a Facebook page, trailers, a movie poster, and other materials in order to hit the ground running with a cohesive advertising and publicity campaign formulated in advance.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson can also assist a producer to develop the most appropriate marketing plan for distribution for all of the various platforms and markets and advise them when it’s best to fragment distribution and retain certain areas of distribution for themselves. If a negative pick-up, pre-sales deal or minimum guarantee is not available or in a producer’s interest, we’ll advise a producer accordingly.

Having written on the changes streaming is having in the entertainment industry and changing strategies by streaming platforms, International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson is particularly knowledgeable in the area of streaming VOD platforms and services, and we can advise a producer the best way to approach streaming services if a producer is interested in marketing a project to them. We’ll also advise a producer on the advantages and disadvantages of retaining an aggregator.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson can draft all of a producer’s production contracts and we are extremely knowledgeable in drafting, negotiating and reviewing actor contracts, and how to structure profit participation contracts to protect an actor’s back end points.

With our knowledge of the music industry, we’re also knowledgeable in the complex field of film music licensing, and drafting composer agreements, and music supervisor contracts.

When you need a California entertainment attorney for any stage of a film or television project production, for any corporate matters or pre-production, production and post-production agreements, the right choice is International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson.

An Experienced California Business Lawyer As Well As A Talented Entertainment Attorney

At the Law Offices of Sebastian Gibson we also represent individuals and companies with their corporate matters, LLC formations, civil and transactional matters, insurance claims, business fraud and misrepresentation litigation, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements.

Over the past 40 years as an International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson has represented cutting edge film production companies and creative artists in the many facets of the entertainment industry throughout the U.S. and the U.K. during his years of practicing law both in the U.S. and in London. He has also represented major corporations, foreign government agencies, and members of a royal family.

London Entertainment Celebrity Client Representation in the U.S.

Specializing in entertainment law, the Law Offices of International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson can also assist you in all of your creative endeavors. We represent writers, musicians, songwriters, artist managers, talent agents, models, entertainers, and members of the entertainment industry involved in music, music festivals, film, television, video games, theatre, screenwriting, advertising, gaming, comic book development and artists in other facets of the entertainment industry.

We also are involved in product endorsement deals for athletes and celebrities, and have considerable experience with publicity rights and privacy rights cases and the misuse of images in advertising without proper releases. We represent fashion and jewelry designers, artists and authors in connection with their creative works and frequently donate our time to encouraging young artists in the entertainment fields.

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson

The Right Choice for All Your Entertainment Law Matters in California and Internationally

At the age of 16, Sebastian Gibson graduated early from high school to join an international live stage production with an Oscar-Nominated Actress and performed on tour in the U.S., internationally and on national television with Bob Hope and then Governor Ronald Reagan before attending UCLA and graduating cum laude despite performing nights as a musician to pay for his education.

Sebastian went on to graduate magna cum laude from law school in Wales, Great Britain and received a further law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. He has since then practiced law in London and from offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach and recently expanded his practice to Malibu to better serve the firm’s entertainment clients in California.

Sebastian Gibson is also a published writer having authored a political humor novel reviewed as the top political satire novel of 2012, and is also currently at work on a political thriller. While working in London, Sebastian Gibson also wrote and recorded a musical on the life of Shakespeare and utilized some of London’s best musicians and theatre performers on the West End for the recording. Since then he has written articles for both the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal Newspapers.

If you have need of an entertainment attorney or business lawyer in London for entertainment projects in California or anywhere in the U.S., call us at 001-760-776-1810. You can also email us at SgibsonEsq@aol.com .

International Entertainment Lawyer in California, Sebastian Gibson has now been named a 2022 Top Lawyer by Palm Springs Life Magazine for the 12th year in a row.

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