Mr Michael Leow > Haldanes, Solicitors and Notaries > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Michael Leow
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial - Media and Entertainment
Position
Partner
Career
Michael’s area of practice is corporate and commercial law with a focus on media and entertainment.
Michael has successfully established himself as one of the leading media entertainment lawyers in the Asia Pacific Region.
He was a member of the Singapore Film Commission Advisory Committee of the InfoComm Media Development Authority and an honorary legal advisor for the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum and the Hong Kong Film Awards.
He has acted in local and cross-border commercial/corporate transactions involving joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, licensing, digital media, intellectual property, data protection, and regulatory advice.
Michael has represented some of the key players and financiers in the film and television industry in the region and has advised on a range of international transactions and entertainment-related issues including international and pan-asian co-productions, production services, financing (equity and debt), sales and distribution, co-development and acquisition of new IP, remake, adaptations and subsequent productions, releases and clearances, chain of title, format licensing, live concerts, and fan meets.
Michael has also been involved on the non-legal side of the business and has taken on producer and associate producer roles on some film projects in Asia.
“We have been working with Michael Leow since day 1 of building our company. His guidance, skill, experience, and knowledge have been invaluable to us. Simply put, he is one of the best in the business.”
“In my 18 years of working in film and TV, I have not met an entertainment lawyer more knowledgeable, detail-oriented, or expeditious. Michael is able to help find out-of-the-box solutions whenever there is a deadlock in negotiations. Invariably when the other party realizes Michael is on the deal, they will say with admiration and a hint of envy, ‘Michael is very good.’”
Languages
English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > TMT
Haldanes, Solicitors and Notaries
’s media and entertainment group is praised for its ‘understanding and insights’ in the film, television and music industries. Representative work for the team ranges from financing and distribution to artist and talent agreements. Practice head John McLellan is a regional powerhouse for commercial transactions in the APAC region, while Michael Leow’s expertise lies at the intersection between corporate and commercial law and media. Regulatory issues concerning internet streaming and broadcasting make up part of Weiken Yau’s practice and Anthony Leung is another key contact in the group.