LAW OFFICES OF CLIFFORD LO

ENTERTAINMENT LAW

Practice Profile

The Law Offices of Clifford Lo assists producers, production and distribution companies, screenwriters, directors, actors, composers, and other entertainment industry personnel with transactional matters related to film, video, television, new media, film music, and other forms of entertainment. These matters may involve: copyright issues regarding film rights to books and other properties; option and purchase agreements for treatments, scripts, and life stories; development matters such as producer attachments and collaborator and writer agreements; establishment of partnerships, corporations, and LLC’s; ‘private placement’ equity financing; production legal, such as talent and crew deals, vendor and location agreements, and clearances; international co-productions; and sales agency and distribution agreements.

Prior to beginning his entertainment law career in 1996, Clifford Lo studied Economics and Political Science at Yale University, and obtained the legal degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) at Boston College Law School.

Mr. Lo then cut his teeth in the industry as in-house counsel at The Walt Disney Company from 1996 until 2002, where he advised Disney’s international distribution divisions on intellectual property matters, talent deals, and production- and post-production- related matters. Originally based at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, Mr. Lo focused upon Latin America and Asia until 1999, then for the next three years worked on Western & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Middle East. For two of those years (1999 – 2001) he was based at Disney’s offices in London, England. Mr. Lo’s Disney experience included film, direct-to-video, television, records, consumer products, videogames, internet, theme parks, and other media. In 2002 Mr. Lo transitioned into private practice, as the principal of Law Offices of Clifford Lo. He now uses his transactional studio background to benefit the careers of emerging filmmakers, screenwriters, and others in the entertainment business, both in the US and abroad.

Due to his international experience at Disney, as well as longstanding personal ties to both Europe and Asia, Mr. Lo is available to assist foreign-based production companies and talent who want to do business with ‘Hollywood’ and/or want to develop a regional or international film presence. He can also assist US-based producers and talent doing films either in the US or in foreign locations or with foreign partners.

Clifford Lo was born and grew up in Los Angeles, and is of Chinese ancestry. He is licensed as an attorney by the states of Massachusetts (inactive) and California (active). Mr. Lo provides his legal services in English, but is fluent in French and German and has a basic knowledge of Italian and Mandarin Chinese.

You are invited to introduce yourself and your background, role(s), and objectives in the entertainment business and the general nature of the matter(s) for which you might or do need assistance now or in the future; HOWEVER: please do NOT ask specific legal questions in any initial email sent to the firm -- such questions will NOT be responded to. Please also note there is no guarantee your email will be received, within a certain time or ever; we shall not be responsible for lack of, or delay in, response. All responsibility lies with the person attempting to contact the firm. Nothing on this website shall constitute legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship shall exist (even despite email, phone, or other communications) unless and until the prospective client and the firm execute a written agreement for legal representation specifying the terms and conditions thereof.

1801 Century Park East, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA

+1 310 918-8036 work/mobile

Email: cliff.lo [at] cl-legal [dot] com

www.cl-legal.com

Of Counsel to: Kalmansohn & Andersen, LLP