Reisman Law Offices
1 lawyer · Established 2003 · City of Toronto
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About Reisman Law Offices
Reisman Law Offices is a small, midtown Toronto firm practicing corporate, entertainment, financing, employment and intellectual property law, with a focus on film and television production and financing. Hatty Reisman founded the firm in 2003. The office works with producers, broadcasters and other companies in the cultural industries on development deals, domestic and international co-production, interim financing, rights clearance and talent negotiations, and it also handles corporate transactions, music agreements, employment matters and immigration issues for clients in and around the entertainment industry.
Reisman came to the practice with a long career in entertainment law. Before founding the firm, Reisman was a founding partner of the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie, then served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to two publicly traded entertainment companies, Atlantis Communications and Nelvana Limited. Reisman holds an LLB and JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, was called to the bar in 1984, and later completed the Rotman Directors Education Program in association with the Institute of Corporate Directors, earning an ICD.D designation in 2013. Reisman has also served on the boards of organizations including the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, Kids Help Phone and Factory Theatre.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Hatty Reisman founded the firm in 2003 after working as a founding partner of the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie.
- Before founding the firm, Reisman served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to two publicly traded entertainment companies, Atlantis Communications and Nelvana Limited.
- Reisman earned an LLB and JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1984.
- Reisman completed the Rotman Directors Education Program in association with the Institute of Corporate Directors, earning an ICD.D designation in 2013.
- Reisman has been recognized by Lexpert for entertainment law work and has been included in Cambridge's World Wide Who's Who.
In the community
- Reisman has served on the boards of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, Kids Help Phone, Canadian Women in Communications & Technology and Factory Theatre, and has been an honorary advisor to SPRINT.
- Reisman spoke at the Kidscreen Summit in Miami in February 2017, leading a mentor class on negotiation for people working in children's entertainment.
Good to know
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The neighbourhood
Reisman Law Offices is on Belmont Street, in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood. A City of Toronto heritage report on the street notes that the area's built form traces back to the city's nineteenth century brickmaking industry, with rows of Victorian era houses built in the 1880s standing near what is now Ramsden Park, the site of the old brickyards. Yorkville today is known for its galleries, shops and restaurants, a different kind of neighbourhood than when Belmont Street's row houses were first built for the families who worked in that industry.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Reisman Law Offices work with film and television productions?
- Yes. The firm advises on development, production and financing matters in film and television, including option and writer agreements, co-production structures, interim financing, and broadcast and distribution licensing.
- Can Reisman Law Offices help negotiate a recording, publishing or composer agreement?
- The firm's practice covers music law, including composer and producer agreements, recording and publishing contracts, and music licensing and clearances.
- Does the firm handle employment law for both employees and employers?
- Reisman Law Offices represents senior employees in reviewing and negotiating employment and severance agreements, and also advises companies on employment structuring and terminations.
- Can Reisman Law Offices help set up or finance a production company?
- Yes. The firm's corporate practice covers company formation, incorporations and amalgamations, and shareholder agreements, plus debt and equity financing, including interim financing for productions.
- How long has Reisman Law Offices been practicing in Toronto?
- Founder Hatty Reisman opened the firm in 2003, after working as a founding partner of the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie and then as General Counsel to two publicly traded entertainment companies.
- Where is Reisman Law Offices located?
- The office is on Belmont Street in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood, and can be reached by phone at (416) 944-1747.
Where to find them
14 Belmont Street, Toronto, ON M5R 1P8 · 416-944-1747
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