Edwards Creative Law
4 lawyers · City of Toronto, City of Ottawa, Winnipeg Region, Metro Vancouver
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 195 handling Intellectual Property.
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Edwards Creative Law is an entertainment law firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional offices in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Mark Edwards founded the firm and remains its managing partner. The firm built its practice entirely around the business side of creative industries: film and television, music, video games and apps, and model and talent work, along with the corporate, employment, and dispute resolution matters that come with them. It acts for clients across Canada outside of Quebec, and its practice extends into every common law province in the country.
Mark Edwards brings close to 30 years of experience structuring, financing, and producing film, television, and interactive media, and is a member of the Law Societies of Ontario and British Columbia. The rest of the team focuses on different corners of that same business. One partner concentrates on music law and works with recording artists, composers, and festivals, while another lawyer's practice spans film, television, and interactive media work and includes the firm's entertainment litigation matters. Together they don't just draft agreements; they advise on the deals and business decisions behind them.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Mark Edwards, the founder and managing partner, is a member of the Law Societies of Ontario and British Columbia.
- A lawyer at the firm received the Community Impact Award at the inaugural Capital Music Awards.
- The firm has published a Canada Day blog series celebrating Canadian creative content since 2015, now in its 9th edition.
In the community
- One of the firm's lawyers volunteers as duty counsel with Artists' Legal Advice Services.
- One of the firm's lawyers coordinates Independent Music Business, sits on the board of directors of the CityFolk Festival, and is a member of Music BC, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Canadian Live Music Association, and the Music Managers Forum.
- The firm takes part in industry events across the country, including webinars on locations and intellectual property, mentorship programs for emerging creators, and film festival screenings.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
LGBTQ+ friendly
Virtual appointmentsLawyers 4
Byron Pascoe
Partner, Entertainment Lawyer
Intellectual PropertyBusiness & Corporate Law
Ian Harris
Entertainment Lawyer
Intellectual PropertyBusiness & Corporate Law
Mark Edwards
Managing Partner, Entertainment Lawyer
Intellectual PropertyBusiness & Corporate Law
Porsha Gauthier
Entertainment Lawyer
Intellectual PropertyBusiness & Corporate Law
Who handles what
Offices 4
The neighbourhood
Edwards Creative Law is headquartered in Ottawa, and the Toronto office is one of four locations, alongside Winnipeg and Vancouver. That office sits on the 48th floor of the tower at 1 King Street West, built above the Dominion Bank Building, a Beaux-Arts landmark designed by Darling and Pearson and completed in 1914 at the corner of King and Yonge in the city's financial district. A 2006 renovation added a 51-story residential tower onto the historic bank building below, one of the tallest and most slender residential towers in Canada, so the firm's lawyers work well above one of the oldest banking corners in downtown Toronto.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of clients does Edwards Creative Law work with?
- The firm advises creators and business professionals across creative industries, including producers, musicians, video game and app developers, models, and talent, as well as the companies and studios they work with.
- Does Edwards Creative Law handle video game and app matters?
- Yes. Video Game and App Law is one of the firm's practice areas, alongside film and television, music, model and talent, publishing and literary, employment, corporate, and dispute resolution law.
- Can the firm help with a dispute with a producer, publisher, or business partner?
- Dispute Resolution and Litigation is one of the firm's practice areas, and the team includes a lawyer who works on the firm's entertainment litigation matters.
- Is Edwards Creative Law only for clients in Ontario?
- No. The firm's practice extends into every common law province in Canada, and it works with clients across the country outside of Quebec.
- Does the firm work with clients outside Canada?
- Yes. Edwards Creative Law works with international clients doing business in Canada and aims to make sure they're informed and protected under Canadian law.
- Where is Edwards Creative Law located?
- The firm is headquartered in Ottawa, with additional offices in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
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