Vivek Anand
Mumbai
Summary
A seasoned legal professional with 15+ years of experience in media and entertainment industry with an in-depth understanding of Copyrights and Film Production process with strong connects with media professionals & the creative fraternity in the entertainment sector.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Legal Lead (AVP)
Maddock Films Private Limited
2024 - Current
- Leading the legal team at India’s leading film Production Company
- Supervising all agreements including film/web-series production agreements of the company
- Supervising script and content reviews
- Reporting to the COO of the company
- Handling complex deal structuring, contract management and negotiations
- Handling litigation and non-litigation matters
- Communicating and co-coordinating with external legal firms for legal matters of the company
- Advising the management on various legal issues of the company
- Handling corporate matters, policy formation and compliances
- Supervising all IP, Trademarks, Copyrights management
- Advising on International laws for the purpose of rebates, subsidies etc.
Legal Head
Junglee Pictures Limited (Times of India group)
2021 - 2023
- Leading the legal department for JPL
- Handling all legal and commercial negotiations
- Reporting to the CEO
- Handling complex deal structuring for production, cast & crew, distribution, syndication contracts
- Handling all Litigation and non-Litigation matters
- Interacting with retainer Legal firm
- Advising company on various legal issues including book rights, biopic, privacy rights, personality rights, emerging media rights, data privacy etc
- Drafting, vetting and supervising all agreements related to film/audio-visual production including content development & production, distribution/exploitation, talent, content licensing, ATL/BTL, syndication, Intellectual Property Contributors, Copyright/Trademark licensing & assignment, Life/Personality Rights, literary work development, assignment, acquisition, distribution, exploitation, content review, statutory compliances, marketing, NOC's, Material Releases, Personal Releases, Services, AOP, Co-Productions, Music, Theatrical Distribution, Litigation, overseas shoot & rebates etc.
Legal Head (Senior AVP-Legal)
In10Media Pvt. Ltd. (Erstwhile known as Epic Television Networks Pvt. Ltd.)
2017 - 2021
- Leading the legal and handling business affairs for various verticals of the Network i.e Film Production (Juggernaut Productions, creating Films and webseries for National & International platforms), handling legal affairs for OTT Platforms (Epicon & Docubay), TV Broadcast business (Epic TV, Showbox, Filamchi, Gubbare & Ishara TV), supporting other businesses of the company
- Reporting to the Managing Director of the company
- Handling all litigations for the group and coordinating with external law firms and hiring senior counsels, attending court hearings on behalf of the company
- Drafting, Vetting, Negotiating, Reviewing, Proofing of Film Production, Acquisition, Syndication, Licensing, Assignment, Book Option rights, Distribution, MOU, NDA, Artist, DOP, Music Composer Production, Vendors, Marketing, Joint Venture’s, Co-Production, Commissioning/work-for-hire Agreements, Product placement & promotion, Barter, Biopic rights, ATL/BTL, etc
- Supervising Rights management
- Worked on multiple films and web series/audio visual content and involved in administering their development and production
- Leading all legal and participating in business affair negotiations
- Co-ordination and negotiating with Producers, Artists & other stakeholders related to film production
- Negotiation, structuring and execution of film production projects
- Advising the company on business, legal and potential legal issues
- Co-ordinating with Finance team and all other department of the company for smooth operations
- Building the legal team for the company
- Research on all legal matter related to Media and Entertainment and other matters of the company.
Legal Manager
PVR Pictures Ltd.
2016 - 2017
- Worked with international studios like Lionsgate, Miramax, STX, Europacorp etc
- Reporting to COO of the company
- International/Domestic film Acquisition/Distribution Agreements
- Syndication Agreements including Digital, Pay TV etc
- Rights Management & Consolidation
- Film Production Contracts
- Legal Compliances
- Commercial & Legal Negotiations
- Dealing in IPR especially Indian Copyright Act, IFTA Rules
- Legal support for launch of Vkaao digital platform
- Non-Litigation support and interaction with external lawyers/law firms.
Legal Content Team
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd.
2015 - 2016
- Drafting Copyright Agreements, MOU, Deal memo’s, Term sheets including films, TV, Digital & Telecom VAS content, Music Licensing
- Celebrity endorsement contracts
- Vetting and proofing of documents
- Due Diligence of Link Documents
- Negotiation with Clients for terms & conditions.
Legal Officer
Swiss Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
2012 - 2015
- Made In-house legal term sheets and contracts for Hindi and regional Films like “Welcome Back”, “Haseena” (starring Shraddha kapoor), “Cheater” (Marathi language film) etc
- (Artiste agreements and vendor contracts)
- Modified In-house legal term sheets and contracts
- Prepared Paperwork for overseas shooting including rebate
- Legal Advice on contracts and film related activities
- Leading external negotiations on the behalf of the company.
Legal Consultant
Soundarya Productions
2010 - 2012
- Company is the producer of cinematographic films like “Tanu weds Manu”, “Zila Ghaziabad,”, “Jigariya”
- Artist Agreements & Vendor Contracts
- Legal consultancy
- Negotiations on behalf of the company
- Drafting and Vetting Film production contracts.
Legal Consultant
Paramhans Creations (currently known as Karma Media)
2009 - 2010
- Film production agreements
- Artist agreements
- In-Film branding agreements
- Co-production, Financing, IP sharing agreements
- Marketing & Distribution agreements
- Music and Talent management agreements.
Education
CopyrightX -
Harvard Law School
2020 - 2020
LL.B -
GJ Advani Law College
2006 - 2009
Bachelors in Information Technology -
IGNOU
2000 - 2003
Higher National Diploma in Information Technology (Distance) -
Edexcel University
2000 - 2001
XIIth from CBSE in Science stream (PCME) -
Naval Public School
1999 - 2000
Skills
- Legal
- Agreement Supervision
- Script and Content Reviews
- Deal Structuring
- Contract Management
- Negotiations
- Litigation
- Non-Litigation Matters
- Corporate Matters
- Policy Formation
- Compliance
- IP Management
- Trademark Management
- Copyright Management
- International Laws
- Legal Department Management
- Commercial Negotiations
- Book Rights
- Privacy Rights
- Personality Rights
- Emerging Media Rights
- Data Privacy
- Agreement Drafting
- Agreement Vetting
- Content Development
- Content Production
- Distribution
- Exploitation
- Talent Management
- Content Licensing
- ATL/BTL
- Syndication
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Copyright Licensing
- Trademark Licensing
- Life/Personality Rights
- Literary Work Development
- Acquisition
- Statutory Compliances
- Marketing
- NOC's
- Material Releases
- Personal Releases
- Services
- AOP
- Co-Productions
- Music
- Theatrical Distribution
- Litigation Management
- Overseas Shoot
- Rebates
- Business Affairs
- OTT Platforms
- TV Broadcast Business
- Court Hearings
Timeline
Legal Lead (AVP)
Maddock Films Private Limited
2024 - Current
Legal Head
Junglee Pictures Limited (Times of India group)
2021 - 2023
CopyrightX -
Harvard Law School
2020 - 2020
Legal Head (Senior AVP-Legal)
In10Media Pvt. Ltd. (Erstwhile known as Epic Television Networks Pvt. Ltd.)
2017 - 2021
Legal Manager
PVR Pictures Ltd.
2016 - 2017
Legal Content Team
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd.
2015 - 2016
Legal Officer
Swiss Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
2012 - 2015
Legal Consultant
Soundarya Productions
2010 - 2012
Legal Consultant
Paramhans Creations (currently known as Karma Media)
2009 - 2010
LL.B -
GJ Advani Law College
2006 - 2009
Bachelors in Information Technology -
IGNOU
2000 - 2003
Higher National Diploma in Information Technology (Distance) -
Edexcel University
2000 - 2001
XIIth from CBSE in Science stream (PCME) -
Naval Public School
1999 - 2000
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