Experienced legal work during production can keep production costs under control and prevent a myriad of problems from cropping up later. We perform this service for movies, television programs, music videos and live performances. Such work includes establishing a sound chain of title, arranging for errors & omissions insurance coverage, working with the various unions and guilds, negotiating and preparing agreements for music, cast, above-the-line talent, crew and property locations. Kaye & Mills has this experience in both the United States and in the international territories.

We negotiate arrangements and prepare contracts for the financing, development and production of motion pictures, television programs and other creative performances. Such arrangements can have a number of legal components, including distribution licenses, bank loan agreements, completion bonds and equity investments. They often involve funding and other production incentives from international sources. Our services include obtaining and perfecting security interests in the projects and in the underlying intellectual property.

Distribution is central to the success of any creative work. We have extensive experience in negotiating and document agreements for the distribution of motion pictures, television programs, books and other works on behalf of both producers, distribution companies (both United States and international based), authors and others. In particular, international markets are increasingly important in the financing of filmed entertainment. Kaye & Mills has the expertise to negotiate distribution agreement for both the domestic and international markets. The negotiation of good distribution agreements can be the difference between a successful project and no project at all.

An attorney is an important partner to the career of talented and creative individuals in the entertainment field. We take pride in our representation of writers, actors, directors, producers and authors. We make special effort to work closely with our client's other representatives so that their particular needs and desires are best addressed. This is critical not only in terms of providing our clients with the best legal advice for the present but also to help them achieve their future goals.

With our years of experience in the publishing world, Kaye & Mills is uniquely suited to work with authors in the placement of literary rights. We have the relationships to submit manuscripts and proposals to a wide variety of publishing houses on behalf of our clients. In addition, we work with agents and managers as part of a team to advance our clients' interests. In today's market, an author must be prepared to protect and exploit their work in a wide variety of publishing and ancillary markets. Our efforts ensure the author receives the right representation in this ever more challenging and complex environment.

A central element to entertainment law is a thorough knowledge of intellectual property law. We are experts in the fields of copyright and the protection of our clients' intellectual properties. We have also had a great deal of success in recovering intellectual property rights that had previously been thought to have passed into the public domain. Our services in this area include registration of copyright, assignments and recordation, copyright searches, interpretation of domestic and foreign intellectual property rights, trademark registration trademark searches.

We provide a wide range of services with regard to business matters relating to the formation, financing and general operations of business entities. We can form corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. We can work with and counsel businesses, business owners, executives and boards of directors. Our expertise extends to drafting corporate bylaws, operating agreements and minutes; performing corporate and LLC upkeep services; acting as agent for service of process, negotiating and drafting employment agreements and confidentially and non-disclosure agreements.

We counsel web service providers, ISP's and content providers and offer strategic and legal advice relating to licensing and delivery of digital information and interactive entertainment. We also negotiate and draft content licensing agreements, site development and production agreements as well as perform contract and compliance services for web site operators. We also advise clients on privacy, publicity and defamation issues.

The partners of Kaye & Mills have years of experience in the publishing world. Having owned and operated publishing companies, we are uniquely qualified to know and understand the full panoply of business and creative issues confronting publishers. We can find workable, real-world solutions which produce tangible and cost-effective results.

The licensing of valuable intellectual property rights is an important source of revenue for many of our clients. Our efforts in this area are both vigorous and creative. We work in all medias to maximize the value of these rights.

The rights to the name, voice likeness and other characteristics of a celebrity are unique and of special importance. We can advise our clients of the protection of personal, publicity, trademark and other proprietary rights and with the licensing of such rights for commercial use.