Well-established in the entertainment sector, Steering Legal has over 20 years’ of experience in cinema law. Representing a diverse array of clients, the firm's recent workload includes assisting production companies Terra Mater Studios and Pan-Européenne with a range of financing issues, as well as advising a leading Chadian lawyer and human rights activist on the adaptation rights of her life. Since publication, Stéphanie Berland and Leslie Herail left the firm.

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Key clients

  • Fire Engine Ltd
  • Terra Mater Factual Studios GMBH
  • Vidhi Films
  • Jacqueline Moudeina
  • Pan Europeenne
  • Minimum Fax Media

Work highlights

  • Assisted Terra Mater Studios in relation to the liquidation proceedings of major French distributor Marco Polo Productions, which distributed the client's feature film "Brothers of the Wind".
  • Advising Pan-Européenne on acquisition of a majority stake in Maybe Movies.
  • Advising Chadian lawyer and human rights activist Jacqueline Moudeina on the negotiation of the adaptation rights of her life for a film to be produced by Archer Gray.