U.S. Law Group provides strategic legal counsel to individual and institutional financiers in connection with film and media investments, with a focus on structuring equity and debt financings for independent and studio productions. Our attorneys integrate finance and entertainment law expertise to advise on complex investment structures across film, television, live events, and digital content.

We represent clients in connection with investment structuring, presale and distribution agreements, completion financing, tax incentives including IRS Section 181, and fund formation, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, disclosure considerations, and risk allocation. Whether advising producers, private investors, or financial institutions, our objective is to protect invested capital, manage downside exposure, and position transactions for sustainable returns.

Our attorneys provide innovative legal solutions to clients in all aspects of Film Finance, including:

• Equity and structured investment transactions
• Senior and subordinated debt financing
• Bridge loans, gap financing, and interim funding
• P&A and completion funds
• Tax incentives, including IRS § 181 
• Foreign presales and minimum guarantees
• Capital stack structuring and waterfalls
• Slate financing
• Fund formation
• Product placement and brand integration

U.S. Law Group counsels independent producers, production companies, and content creators on production legal matters across feature films, documentaries, scripted and unscripted television, digital media, and live music events and festivals. Our attorneys advise clients throughout the full production lifecycle, including development, financing, physical production, and distribution.

We assist with the creation, acquisition, production, marketing, and distribution of content for traditional media, social platforms, and emerging digital channels, with an emphasis on efficient deal execution, rights management, and risk mitigation.

Our Production Legal services are structured specifically for the need of each client and typically include:

• Rights acquisition and underlying rights agreement
• Chain of title review and documentation
• Producer, co-producer, and investor agreements
• Participation structures and net profits definitions
• Talent and crew agreements
• Clearances, releases, and risk management
• Guild and union compliance
• State and foreign production tax incentives 
• Sales agent agreements
• Domestic and international distribution deals

U.S. Law Group represents actors, musicians, writers, directors, authors, athletes, influencers, and other professional talent in entertainment and digital media. We work with clients across film, television, music, streaming platforms, and live events to negotiate and secure meaningful career and commercial opportunities.

Our attorneys advise on high-value transactions and career-defining agreements, including agency and management contracts, creative rights and intellectual property arrangements, endorsement and licensing deals, and work-related immigration matters. We focus on protecting our clients’ creative and financial interests while aligning deal terms with long-term strategic goals.

U.S Law Group structures and negotiates the following transactions for our Talent Representation clients:

• Talent deals
• Agency and management agreements
• Creative rights and intellectual property matters
• Option-purchase agreements for literary and underlying works
• Life rights and rights-of-publicity matters
• Name, image, and likeness usage
• Personal appearance agreements
• Merchandising, sponsorship, and endorsements deals
• Social media content creation, management, and distribution
• O-1 visa petitions and related immigration matters