Entertainment Lawyers

navitas legal provides a full suite of entertainment law services at a very competitive rate. We provide advice to Australian and international clients in the following industries: film, TV, music, new media, advertising and marketing, publishing, broadcasting, gaming and fashion.

Our services include:

• Contract preparation and review
• Production and distribution documentation
• Ownership and regulatory advice
• Financing and tax advice
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Immigration law advice for Australian artists
• 'Celebrity' counsel

The Managing Director of navitas legal, Gene Goodsell, is strongly committed to the entertainment industry. He frequently travels to the US and has excellent relationships within the industry, both here and abroad. He is a contributor to www.entertainmentagentblog.com (a US-based blog) and will be a permanent contributor to one of Australia’s leading film and television magazines, encore magazine, from 1 April 2010. Gene has worked in a legal and management capacity for a leading global sport and entertainment management firm. He also undertakes pro bono work for the Arts Law Centre of Australia, is a member of the Communications, Entertainment and Technology Committee of the NSW Young Lawyers, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the American Australian Association and the Communications and Media Law Association of Australia.

navitas legal’s sister firm, navitas management, is an entertainment agency which focuses on the representation of leading Australian directors, producers, musicians, actors, and writers. navitas management has a close relationship with the agents and managers of some of the largest, most prestigious Los Angeles talent firms. For more information, please visit www.navitasmgmt.com

Unique Services

We pride ourselves on being a ‘unique’ law firm – this can be seen from the service offerings below.

Immigration law advice

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Australian artists to obtain US visas. We can assist Australian artists and their management with their immigration law issues, including securing US Visas. Our close relationship with leading Los Angeles attorneys means that we can work with them in order to secure your Visa.

Celebrity Services

We are the only law firm in Australia that offers this service. Celebrity managers have been in existence in Australia for decades, as have celebrity lawyers in the US, so the introduction of such a service offering to the Australian market is long overdue.

As well as being able to advise on all areas of entertainment law, we can also provide counsel on media, tax, trusts, estate, immigration and all personal and business issues. We will work closely with you and your existing service providers to assist you with all legal, management and financial issues.

We have numerous legal, financial and management contacts in the US and can leverage off these contacts to provide you with seamless service across borders.

All matters will be handled discreetly and with the professionalism that only a trusted legal advisor can provide.

Contact us now for efficient, pragmatic, commercially relevant advice on +61 2 9232 7822, +61 2 9232 7822 or send us an email.