Media & Entertainment
Media and entertainment is an innovative sector that is constantly reinventing itself, and companies working in this field come to us for advice on staying on the safe side of regulations and defining the limits of responsibility. Whether it’s meeting advertising regulations, TV and radio channel supervision, or consumer protection rules, we have the latest legal know-how to help you navigate safely. With the field of gambling being extremely heavily regulated, and new types of online gambling, e-sports and video games springing up at breakneck speed, understanding the ever-changing rules of the game has never been more important.
We can help you with
- Regulatory support (licences, permits, investigations)
- Data protection and privacy
- Software protection, licensing, development and maintenance
- Commercial transactions (transfer of rights, service supply, distribution and agency, franchising)
- Sales strategies, trade and marketing regulation, including advertising and PR matters
- Intellectual property protection and enforcement
- Local and EU competition law, including protection against unfair competition
- Consumer protection
- Corporate and employment matters
- Investment, M&A, joint ventures, partnerships
- Project financing and insurance
- Public procurement
- Tax and customs, social security
- Ethics and compliance (anti-corruption/anti-bribery regulations)
- Litigation and representation in courts/arbitration tribunals and before local authorities
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Experience
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Buyer’s Legal Adviser
Providence Equity Partners
Acquisition of Modern Times Group (MTG) Baltic operations (new name All Media Baltics, largest media group in Baltics)
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Legal Adviser
MTV Networks
Licence agreement negotiations with Latvian Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/ Latvian Authors Association (AKKA/LAA)
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Legal Adviser
Association of Latvian Journalists (Latvijas zurnalistu asociacija)
Establishing Media Ombud ‒ an independent NGO uniting media companies and aiming to promote ethical and responsible journalism and media self-regulation in Latvia
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Legal Adviser
Nordcurrent
Advising the largest game development company in Baltics on acquisition of mobile game development and animation studio Blam! Games Studios
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Legal Adviser
Betsson Services Limited
Memo on changes in Belarusian gambling legislation
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Legal Adviser
Facebook
Legal due diligence in connection with acquisition of Masquerade Technologies, Inc. (which has developed MSQRD app in Belarus)
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Legal Adviser
Havas Media Group
Acquisition of 51% shareholding in Idea Group which was one of the biggest investments in the Baltic marketing and communications market
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Legal Adviser
US-based global broadcasting company
Advising on regulatory and advertising issues related to broadcasting of foreign mass media channels in Belarus
