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.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘John McLellan and his team at Haldanes have deep understanding and insights in the subject matters and has been instrumental in helping our firm navigate the complicated landscape.’

  • ‘John McLellan takes time to fully understand the issues at hand and comes up with solutions regardless of the difficult nature of the matters at hand.’

Key clients

  • 3125c HK Co. Ltd/CLOT/Edison Chen
  • Animoca Brands Limited
  • blackx Pte Ltd
  • Kobalt Music
  • Lam Ka Him Terence 林家謙
  • MOFO MUSIC LIMITED
  • Mount Bina Holdings Ltd
  • Thriving Influence Limited
  • Wave Films Pte Ltd.
  • ANTA International Limited
  • Giraffe Pictures Pte Ltd
  • Cathay Film Company Pte. Ltd.
  • The Klockworx Co. Ltd
  • CJ ENM Hong Kong Limited
  • Brain Motion SAS
  • Base Entertainment Indonesia

Work highlights

  • Advising Blackx Music Fund on its corporate structure and the acquisition of a music publishing portfolio in Taiwan.
  • Advising Kingpyn Holdings Limited and Mount Bina Holdings Limited on various agreements and their corporate structure.
  • Advising ANTA International Limited on its sponsorship agreement and endorsement agreement with NBA player Klay Thompson.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John McLellan

Other key lawyers

Weiken Yau, Michael Leow, Anthony Leung