HANKYUL maintains, by far, the largest practice in entertainment-related areas of law in the country. HANKYUL advises and represents filmmakers, singers, directors, writers, actors/actresses, and other artists and film studios, TV networks, radio stations, newspapers, and periodicals on all culture-related issues such as freedom of speech, privacy, publicity, defamation, moral rights, trademark, and copyrights various matters. HANKYUL's services include contract drafting,
settlement and/or contract negotiations, litigation, tax advices, financial advices, and accounting.
Motion Picture Industry - HANKYUL represents a majority of major cinema studios and distributors in the country. HANKYUL counseled and litigated on behalf of some of the most prominent cinema celebrities and studios in the country in M&A, licensing, sale and purchase, litigation, and various other transactions. Also, HANKYUL is a legal advisor to the Korean Film Commission, the country's top agency in charge of promoting and regulating the film industry (KOFIC);
the Seoul Film Commission; the Korean Directors' Association; and various other public and private entities representative of the Korean film community. HANKYUL has also counseled the Ministry of Culture and KOFIC on WTO and international trade issues.
Media - HANKYUL also represents some of the most important media in the country such as MBC and Hankyoreh. HANKYUL advises and represents major television networks, radio stations, newspapers and magazines, on M&A, corporate restructuring, intellectual property issues, and contents-related issues such as privacy, defamation, publicity, and other legal issues.
Performance and Recording Industry - advising and representing recording studios and performance managers on management contracts, performance contracts; providing tax and accounting services on record deals and performances.
Literature and Fine Arts - advising and representing publishers, museums, galleries, writers, painters, and sculptors on publishing contracts, licenses,
rental agreements, management contracts, and consignments.
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