Description
Mason Firm, LLC is your production legal partner in New Jersey and beyond. We handle the deals and details—talent, crew, option, life rights, location, and vendor agreements—so you can focus on the creative.
We provide script/title clearance, pre-broadcast review, and E&O prep to keep your project safe for networks, distributors, and insurers. With deep music law expertise, we negotiate composer deals, sync/master use licenses, soundtrack agreements, and publishing setup.
We also support financing and distribution with investor docs, LLC formation, sales agent and streamer contracts, and festival terms. From features and docs to commercials and series, we simplify the legal side of filmmaking and get your project distribution-ready with confidence.
Special Skills & Experience
With over 18 years of experience as an entertainment attorney and production counsel, Mason Firm, LLC has guided independent filmmakers, production companies, and studios through every stage of the production cycle. We bring a unique mix of legal expertise and industry know-how, having negotiated, drafted, and reviewed contracts across film, television, streaming, and music projects.
Our skills include:
Production Counsel & Deal-Making – Negotiating talent, crew, vendor, and financing agreements that protect creative visions while keeping productions on schedule and within budget.
Clearance & Risk Management – Conducting comprehensive script/title reviews, pre-broadcast clearance, and E&O insurance deliverables to minimize legal risk and maximize distribution opportunities.
Music Licensing & Publishing – Handling composer agreements, sync/master use licenses, soundtrack deals, and rights clearance, backed by deep experience in music law and copyright.
Chain of Title & Rights Management – Ensuring projects have clean ownership documentation, assignments, and rights clearances to secure financing and distribution.
Financing & Distribution – Structuring investor deals, profit participation, distribution and sales agreements, festival submissions, and streamer contracts.
Business & Tax Credit Guidance – Supporting productions with LLC formations, investor documentation, and coordination of New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit requirements.
Our track record includes working on projects across genres—features, documentaries, reality/unscripted, music videos, and branded content—giving us the versatility to anticipate challenges and provide solutions tailored to each production.